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Identity and violence: the illusion of destiny

By:

Sen, Amartya

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: 2006 Allen Lane New DelhiDescription: xx, 215 p. 21 cm ; HardISBN:

978-0713999381

Subject(s):

Group identity Social conflict Violence Identity (Philosophical concept)

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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

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Books	H.T. Parekh Library	GSB Collection	100 SEN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		30186

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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.

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

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