Strange Multiplicity

Part I. Demands for Constitutional Recognition: 1. The constitutional question raised by the politics of cultural recognition: six examples and three similarities; 2. The mutual recognition of cultural diversity: three features of the common ground and three historical movements; 3. The spirit of Haida Gwaii as a symbol of the age of cultural diversity; 4. A constitutional dialogue in The spirit of Haida Gwaii; Part II. Diversity and Contemporary Constitutionalism: 5. Anwering the constitutional question: an outline; 6. Two languages of contemporary constitutionalism and the three schools of modern constitutionalism; 7. The challenge of post-modernism and cultural feminism; 8. The challenge of interculturalism; Part III. The Historical Formation of Modern Constitutionalism: The Empire of Uniformity: 9. Constitutions ancient and modern; 10. Seven features of modern constitutionalism; 11. Example of forging the seven features: Locke and Aboriginal peoples; 12. Vattel, Kant and their followers; 13.The reform of diversity in Europe and the colonies; 14. The American revolution and the guardians of empire today; Part IV. The Historical Formation of Common Constitutionalism: The Rediscovery of Cultural Diversity, Part I: 15. The hidden constitutions of contemporary societies; 16. Understanding constitutionalism: Wittgenstein and Hale; 17. Examples of the three conventions: the Aboriginal and common-law system and the conventions of mutual recognition and consent; 18. The Aboriginal and common law system and the convention of continuity; 19.The Aboriginal and common law system and constitutional dialogue; Part V. The Historical Formation of Common Constitutionalism: The Rediscovery of Cultural Diversity. Part II: 20. Diverse federalism and the conventions of mutual recognition, continuity and consent; 21. Diverse federalism and continuity: the Québec act and the ancient constitution; 22. Diverse federalism, the three conventions and the American revolution; 23. The modern attack on diverse federalism: the Durham report and its followers; 24. Linguistic minorities and the three conventions: the form of reasoning appropriate to mutual recognition and accommodation; 25. Intercultural citizens, gender differences and the three conventions; Part VI. Constitutionalism in an Age of Cultural Diversity: 25. A summary of contemporary constitutionalism; 26. Replies to four objections to contemporary constitutionalism; 27. Two public goods of contemporary constitutionalism: belonging and critical freedom; Conclusion: the philosophy and practice of contemporary constitutionalism; Notes; Bibliography; Index.