TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Introduction — 1

Part One: When diverse societies go wrong

1. Why everyone can’t just get along — 31

2. Three ways diverse societies fail — 51

3. How to keep the peace — 85

Part Two: What diverse democracies should become

4. What role should the state play? — 103

5. Can patriotism be a force for good? — 127

6. Must the many become one? — 149

7. Can we build a meaningfully shared life? — 169

Part Three: How diverse democracies can succeed

8. Reasons for optimism — 201

9. Demography isn’t destiny — 231

10. Policies that can help — 253

CONCLUSION — 281

NOTES — 297

Index — 341