<p><b>A landmark work of political theory on the central importance of group identity and cultural pluralism in political life</b><br><br><i>Justice and the Politics of Difference</i> challenges the prevailing reduction of social justice to distributive justice, critically analyzing basic concepts underlying most theories of justice such as impartiality, formal equality, and the unitary moral subjectivity. Drawing on the experiences and concerns of social movements created by marginalized and excluded groups, Iris Marion Young shows how democratic theorists fail to consider institutional arrangements for including people not culturally identified with white European male norms of reason and respectability. Basing her vision of the good society on the differentiated, culturally plural network of contemporary urban life, she argues for a principle of group representation in democratic publics and for group-differentiated policies. Danielle Allen¿s incisive foreword contextualizes Young¿s
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When the noted political philosopher Iris Marion Young died in 2006, her death was mourned as the passing of "one of the most important political philosophers of the past quarter-century" (Cass Sunstein) and as an important and innovative thinker...
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<P>Feminist social theory and female body experience are the twin themes of Iris Marion Young''s twelve outstanding essays written over the past decade and brought together here. Her contributions to social theory raise critical questions...
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In a follow-up to "Justice and the Politics of Difference", Young contributes to the debates about democracy in a multicultural society. She considers the ideals of political inclusion and exclusion and recommends ways of engaging in democratic...
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<p>Making a Difference</p><p>As you read the stories of these twelve women, think about what makes a difference: an idea, an object or a deed? Does it have to be something big or can it be something small? Does it need to take place...
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