Explores the relationship between cultural justice and sexual justice in multicultural societies in a new light, challenging the framing of `feminism and multiculturalism¿ as one of inevitable conflict, as well as the portrayal of liberal sexual equality and cultural rights as irreconcilable.

Part 1: Defining and Challenging `Culture¿ and `Cultural Identity' 1. What is `Culture¿? Anne Phillips 2. The Politics of Cultural Contestation Rita Dhamoon 3. Cultural Protections vs. Cultural Justice: Post-Colonializm, Agonistic Justice and the Limitations of Liberal Theory Barbara Arneil 4. Traveling Culture and the `Cultural Defense¿ Gaurav Desai Part 2: Autonomy, Culture and Gender 5. Women¿s Rights, Oppressed Minorities, and the Liberal State Marilyn Friedman 6. Relational Autonomy, Sexual Justice and Cultural Pluralism Catriona Mackenzie 7. Is Freedom of the Will but a Western Illusion? Individual Autonomy, Gender and Multicultural Judgement Sawitri Saharso 8. Personal Autonomy and Cultural Tradition: The Arranged Marriage Debate in Britain Monique Deveaux Part 3: Gender, Culture and Democracy 9. Globalizing Women's Rights: Overcoming the Apartheid María Pía Lara 10. Reconciling Multiculturalizm with Democracy: Challenges for South Africa Gertrude Fester 11. Religious Arbitration and Multiculturalizm: The Debate over Sharia Law in Canada Avigail Eisenberg