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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: “Identity” is a deceptive and charged word that demands careful scrutiny.
Chapter 3: Our identity is shaped by the way others perceive us.
Chapter 4: No single religion, affiliation or culture is by nature more violent than another.
Chapter 5: The West’s dominance has sidelined other cultures, sparked civilizational clashes and deepened an identity crisis.
Chapter 6: We must build a global tribe that promotes universality without enforcing sameness.
Description
In the Name of Identity (1998) explores the fallacies surrounding the idea of identity. The author uncovers the link between oversimplified, one-dimensional understandings of identity to violent cultural and sociopolitical clashes in the past and present, while arguing that identity and a global community of humankind are both compatible and desirable.
Who Should Listen
- Adolescents who feel their identity is not easily categorizable
- People who feel anxious about the homogenization of culture
- Any individual who wants to better understand the modern clash of civilizations