Sen, Amartya Kumar.
Identity and violence : the illusion of destiny / Amartya Sen. - 1st ed. - New York : W.W. Norton, c2006. - xx, 215 p ; 22 cm. - Issues of our time . - Issues of our time (W.W. Norton & Company) .
The violence of illusion -- Making sense of identity -- Civilizational confinement -- Religious affiliations and Muslim history -- West and anti-West -- Culture and captivity -- Globalization and voice -- Multiculturalism and freedom -- Freedom to think.
Examines the often-misunderstood concept of identity, focusing on misconceptions about Middle Eastern identity that many Westerners seem to have, and how those misconceptions have disrupted Middle Easterners' sense of national identity.
9780393060072 (hardcover) 0393060071 (hardcover)
2005033123
Identity (Philosophical concept)
Group identity.
Violence.
Identity (Philosophical concept)
Group identity.
Violence.
303.6/012
Identity and violence : the illusion of destiny / Amartya Sen. - 1st ed. - New York : W.W. Norton, c2006. - xx, 215 p ; 22 cm. - Issues of our time . - Issues of our time (W.W. Norton & Company) .
The violence of illusion -- Making sense of identity -- Civilizational confinement -- Religious affiliations and Muslim history -- West and anti-West -- Culture and captivity -- Globalization and voice -- Multiculturalism and freedom -- Freedom to think.
Examines the often-misunderstood concept of identity, focusing on misconceptions about Middle Eastern identity that many Westerners seem to have, and how those misconceptions have disrupted Middle Easterners' sense of national identity.
9780393060072 (hardcover) 0393060071 (hardcover)
2005033123
Identity (Philosophical concept)
Group identity.
Violence.
Identity (Philosophical concept)
Group identity.
Violence.
303.6/012