Identity and violence : the illusion of destiny /
By: Sen, Amartya Kumar
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BookSeries: Issues of our time (W.W. Norton & Company)Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton, c2006.Edition: 1st ed.Description: xx, 215 p ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9780393060072 (hardcover); 0393060071 (hardcover)Subject(s): Identity (Philosophical concept) | Group identity | Violence | Identity (Philosophical concept) | Group identity | ViolenceDDC classification: 303.6/012 Online resources: Location Map
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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.
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 303.6012 SE ID (Browse shelf) | Available | T0031665 |
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| 303.4994 GO OD Goodbye to All That? : | 303.6 HE DO Dominance and aggression in humans and other animals : | 303.6 ME AN The mean world syndrome : media violence & the cultivation of fear / | 303.6012 SE ID Identity and violence : | 303.603 EN CY Encyclopedia of media violence / | 303.6091732 KI OU Out of the mountains : | 303.625 ES UN Unholy war : |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-197) and indexes.
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.
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