Liberalism is often described as a theory about the proper relationship between the individual and the state. But liberalism also contains a broader account of the relationship between the individual and society. Kymlicka here presents the liberal view about the nature and value of community culture in an unusually explicit and systematic way, and links it to more familiar liberal views on individual rights and state neutrality.

Introduction; LIBERALISM: Liberalism; The right and the good; COMMUNITY: Communitarianism and the self; Taylor's `Social Thesis'; Marxism and the critique of justice; LIBERALISM AND CULTURAL MEMBERSHIP: Liberalism in culturally plural societies; The value of cultural membership; Equality for minority membership; Equality for minority cultures; Minority rights and liberal tradition; Walzer and minority rights; Communitarianism and minority rights; Apartheid in South Africa; Conclusion

Will Kymlicka teaches in philosophy departments at the University of Toronto and Queen's University, Canada