Waarom zijn woorden de ene keer maar woorden en is het de an­dere keer cruciaal 'de dingen bij de naam te noemen'? Waarom is de vrijheid van meningsuiting heilig als het om het beledigen van mos­lims gaat, maar wordt die vrijheid beknot wanneer moslims beledigen? In dit boek gaat Willem Schinkel in op dergelijke para­doxen in het integratiediscours in Nederland. Hij maakt duidelijk waarom dit debat gekenmerkt wordt door sociale hypochondrie - een overdreven angst voor het uiteenvallen van ...

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