In the Name of Identity: Violence and the Need to Belong Maalouf AminPaperback
In the Name of Identity: Violence and the Need to Belong Maalouf AminPaperback "Makes for compelling reading in America today."--New York Times Book Review. Identity is the crucible out of which we…
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In the Name of Identity: Violence and the Need to Belong Maalouf AminPaperback
"Makes for compelling reading in America today."--New York Times Book Review. 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. "I want to try and understand why so many people commit crimes in the name of identity," writes Amin Maalouf.
He cogently and persuasively examines identity in the context of the modern world, where it can be viewed as both glory and poison. All too often, however, the notion of identity--personal, religious, ethnic, or national--has given rise to heated passions and even massive crimes.Moving across the world's history, faiths, and politics, he argues against an oversimplified and hostile interpretation of the concept. Evident here are the dangers of using identity as a protective--and therefore aggressive--mechanism,
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