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This book describes what an "art of multiculturalism" could be and how in turn multiculturalism could be conceived as a form of art. It focuses on the early and middle work of Indian-born U.S. writer Bharati Mukherjee, in particular on her understanding of the "fusion" of literature and painting as a tool to inspire the creation of a "new global society" by empowering minorities through fostering and multiplying "differences in unity" and "unities in difference". The book includes, in condensed ways, an explanation of Mukherjee´s use of ancient Indian painting techniques for postmodern writing; and it provides a short introduction to the relation between multiculturalism, postmodernity and "imaginal politics". The book is written in an easy to read style accessible to all interested in the topic: high school and university students and teachers; those generally interested in the interface between literature, the arts and politics; and specialists in multicultural studies and global and international studies. The book is particularly suited to use in teaching.

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Foreword: Chiara Bottici.- Preface; Bo Str†th.- The Western Global: Lands dof Difference - Lands of Building?.- Evolving the Time-Space Through the Hybridization of Art, Literature, Architecture, Transformation Design and Complexity Science.- A 400-Year Old Legacy: The Traditional Locality and Its Interrelation with Globalized ´´Hybrid´´ Frameworks.- Setting the Example for Imaginal Politics Through Art, Techniques and Procedures to Integrate Mukherjee´s Indian Legacy with Western Post Modernity.- Mukherjee´s 20th Century Source: Pop Art of the 1960s: A Similar Inspiration, 400 Years After the Moghuls.- Mukherjee and the Future of Multiculturalism as ´´Imaginal Politics´´.- Conclusion.

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