Identity and Violence – The Illusion of Destiny: 0 (Issues of Our Time) - Softcover

Sen, Amartya

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393329291 ISBN 13: 9780393329292

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2007

Synopsis

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.

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Review:

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

Synopsis:

Arguing that the violence of today's world is as much as factor of misunderstanding as it is of cultural differences, a Nobel Laureate explains that modern conflicts have origins in illusions about identity, morality, and other factors, in an account that presents the author's vision of how the world can move toward peace. Reprint.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0393329291
• ISBN 13: 9780393329292
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240