Identity and Violence
The Illusion of Destiny

The points that Sen makes in this book are valid and I agree with his basic thesis that people inhabit many different identities and to box people into identities solely based on religious ones fails to acknowledge the many different ways in which people see themselves. This type of thinking contrib......more

It is rare that academics write in a way that the readers understand. Sen's intention is clear right from the first page. It is a book that reveals, and not conceals what so often is the case in academic writings. Most of the time academic writings are full of jargon and written in a style that no o......more

(1 للنظريات حياة خاصة من الغريب حقا أن تستمر الأفكار والتصورات عن العرق والجنس والطبقة بالرغم من منافاة الواقع والظواهر لتلك التصورات والتحيزات. يذهب أمارتيا صن صاحب كتاب الهوية والعنف إلي أن "النظريات لها حياة خاصة بها، شديدة التحدي لعالم الظواهر التي يمكن رصدها واقعيا" ويري أن المشكلة ليست في ظهور ه......more

This book is interested in the question of human identity, its inherent multiplicity, and the choices that we make in regard to aligning ourselves with certain identities over others. We all have multiple identities, which Sen repeatedly points out. For example, he says of himself that "I can be, at......more

Terribly repetitive book containing an anemic critique of communitarianism, a host of contradictions, and a dearth of real solutions to violence.......more