Introduction: Perspectives on the Present

Abstract

At a first, cursory glance many people may be inclined to misread the title of this book. We are, after all, supposed to be living in a multi-racial society, to send our children to multi-ethnic schools, where they do multi-cultural studies and learn to respect, appreciate or at least tolerate each other’s diversity. That is the official story-line, and it is one in which we would all like to believe. Current realities are very different, however, and so is our title.