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Number of Pages
240
Age Group
All
Language
English
Book Summary
Profound And Humane, Amartya Sens 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 Todays 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 Sens 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.
Product Details
Author
Amartya Sen
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Number of Pages
240
Language
English
SKU
BK0030279
ISBN
9780141027807
Reading Age
All
Dimensions
13 x 1.5 x 19.8 cm
Binding
Paperback
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