9781559705936-1559705930-In the Name of Identity: Violence and the Need to Belong

In the Name of Identity: Violence and the Need to Belong

ISBN-13: 9781559705936
ISBN-10: 1559705930
Edition: 1
Author: Amin Maalouf
Publication date: 2001
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Format: Hardcover 164 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781559705936
ISBN-10: 1559705930
Edition: 1
Author: Amin Maalouf
Publication date: 2001
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Format: Hardcover 164 pages

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In the Name of Identity: Violence and the Need to Belong (ISBN-13: 9781559705936 and ISBN-10: 1559705930), written by authors Amin Maalouf, was published by Arcade Publishing in 2001. With an overall rating of 4.5 stars, it's a notable title among other United States History (France, European History, Logic & Language, Philosophy, Americas History) books. You can easily purchase or rent In the Name of Identity: Violence and the Need to Belong (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used United States History books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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Identity - what makes each of us unique - has been a fundamental question of philosophers from Socrates to Freud. Identity is the crucible out of which we come: our background, our race, our gender, our tribal affiliations, our religion (or lack thereof), all go into making up who we are. All too often, however, the notion of identity - personal, religious, ethnic, or national - has given rise to heated passions and even massive crimes.
"I want to try and understand why so many people commit crimes in the name of identity," writes Amin Maalouf. Moving across the world's history, faiths, and politics, he argues against an oversimplified and hostile concept of identity. Cogently and persuasively he examines identity in the context of the modern world, where it can be viewed as both glory and poison. He demonstrates, too, the dangers of using identity as a protective - and therefore aggressive - mechanism, which frequently leads to the repression or extermination of minorities, heretics, or class enemies.
Maalouf contends that many of us would reject our inherited conceptions of identity, to which we cling through habit, if only we examined them more closely. The future of society depends on accepting all identities, while recognizing our uniqueness.

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