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100 1 _aSEN Amartya
245 _aIdentity and violence :
_bthe illusion of destiny/
_cAmartya Sen
260 _aNew York :
_bW W Norton,
_c2006
300 _axx, 215 p.
520 _aA discussion of the dangers inherent in reducing the enormous complexity and diversity of human beings and their interactions to simple broad sweeps such as religion, or race, or nationality. Argues that attempts to stop violence arising from such single concept labeling are prone to failure or worse. Calls for a more nuanced approach to the concept of identity in world affairs and at the personal level.
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