Download or read book Minorities in the Open Society written by Geoff Dench and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-11-16 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Minorities in the Open Society (1986) challenges optimistic assumptions regarding race relations in western nations, namely that social justice will prevail without much effort. It examines the interests behind public affirmations of commitment to integration, and presents a range of contemporary and historical material which illustrate the double-binds created for minorities by the dominant communities, who offer equality with one hand while obstructing it with the other. Individual members of minorities may be given the opportunity to achieve social prominence – but only to carry out special jobs on behalf of the majority.