Don't Go Back to where You Came from: Why Multiculturalism Works

Tim Soutphommasane

NewSouth Publishing, 2012 - Social Science - 237 pages

Offering an unflinching and informed defence of cultural diversity, Soutphommasane shows that multiculturalism is more than laksa, kebabs or souvlaki and that it doesn't automatically spell cultural relativism, ethnic ghettos or reverse racism. In fact, multicultural Australia has been a national success story.

About the author

Tim Soutphommasane is a lecturer at Monash University's National Center for Australian Studies and a columnist at the Age. He is a senior project leader at the Per Capita think tank and a member of the Australian Multicultural Council, which advises the Australian government on multicultural issues.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Don't Go Back to where You Came from: Why Multiculturalism Works
• Author: Tim Soutphommasane
• Publisher: NewSouth Publishing, 2012
• ISBN: 1742233368, 9781742233369
• Length: 237 pages
• Subjects: Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social; Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General