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Identity and Violence - The Illusion of Destiny (Paperback)
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Identity and Violence - The Illusion of Destiny (Paperback)
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List price R338
Loot Price R274
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You Save R64 (19%)
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Profound and humane, Amartya Sen's Identity and Violence: The
Illusion of Destiny examines some of the most explosive problems of
our time and shows how we can move towards peace as firmly as we
have spiralled towards war. In this penetrating book, Nobel
Laureate Amartya Sen argues that we are becoming increasingly
divided along lines of religion and culture, ignoring the many
other ways in which people see themselves, from class and
profession to morals and politics. When we are put into narrow
categories the importance of human life becomes lost. Through his
lucid exploration of such subjects as multiculturalism,
fundamentalism, terrorism and globalization, he brings out the need
for a clear-headed understanding of human freedom and a
constructive public voice in Global civil society. The hope of
harmony in today's world lies in a clearer understanding of our
sheer diversity. 'Identity and Violence is a moving, powerful essay
about the mischief of bad ideas' The Economist 'Impassioned,
eloquent and often moving, Identity and Violence is a sustained
attack on the "solitarist" theory which says that human identities
are formed by membership of a single social group' John Gray,
Guardian 'Rich in ideas ... I would love to send it to Osama bin
Laden and have his reply' Spectator 'Sen's moving and most personal
book yet' The Times Literary Supplement 'Stimulating ... simple and
persuasive' Financial Times 'An accessible and exceptional
humanitarian' Jon Snow, New Statesman Heroes of Our Time Amartya
Sen is Lamont University Professor at Harvard. He won the Nobel
Prize in Economics in 1998. His other books published by Penguin
include The Argumentative Indian and The Idea of Justice.
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