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Identity and violence : the illusion of destiny /

Sen, Amartya.

Identity and violence : the illusion of destiny / Amartya Sen. - London : Penguin Books, 2006. - xx, 215 p. ; 20 cm.

includes bibliographical references and index

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 Table of contents

Amartya Sen argues that most of the conflicts in the contemporary world arise from individuals' notions of who they are, and which groups they belong to - local, national, religious - which define themselves in opposition to others



9780141027807 0141027800


Identity (Philosophical concept).
Group identity.

302.5 / SEI 2006