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Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny
In this sweeping philosophical work, Amartya Sen proposes that the murderous violence that has riven our society is driven as much by confusion as by inescapable hatred. Challenging the reductionist division of people by race, religion, and class, Sen presents an inspiring vision of a world that can be made to move toward peace as firmly as it has spiraled in recent years toward brutality and war.
Book Details
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
- Publish Date: Feb 1st, 2007
- Pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.24in - 5.54in - 0.58in - 0.43lb
- EAN: 9780393329292
- Categories: • Social• Political• Violence in Society
About the Author
Sen, Amartya: - Amartya Sen is a professor of economics and philosophy at Harvard University. A former master of Trinity College, Cambridge, he won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1998. His many celebrated books include Development as Freedom and The Idea of Justice.
Praise for this book
Sen is now Asia's preeminent philosopher of freedom. . . . This is an indispensable book.--Anwar Ibrahim, former deputy prime minister of Malaysia
Amartya Sen brings to our generation a new and modern vision of how to obtain peace.--George Akerlof, Nobel Laureate in Economics
Amartya Sen, one of the world's great thinkers, tells us how to go about building a more peaceful world. I hope the book will be read by all.--Ted Turner