| The Lies That Bind: Rethinking Identity Contributor(s): Appiah, Kwame Anthony (Author), Appiah, Kwame Anthony (Narrated by) |
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ISBN: 1684413567 ISBN-13: 9781684413560 Publisher: HighBridge Audio OUR PRICE: $26.99 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: October 2018 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Social - Social Science | Social Classes & Economic Disparity - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.5" W x 5.4" (0.30 lbs) |
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| Publisher Description: We all know how identities-notably, those of nationality, class, culture, race, and religion-are at the root of global conflict, but the more elusive truth is that these identities are created by conflict in the first place. In provocative, entertaining chapters, Kwame Anthony Appiah interweaves keen-edged argument with engrossing historical tales-from Anton Wilhelm Amo, the eighteenth-century African child who became an eminent European academic, to Italo Svevo, the literary genius who changed countries without leaving home-and reveals the tangled contradictions within the stories that define us. The concept of the sovereign nation, Appiah shows us, is incoherent. Our everyday notions of race are the detritus of discarded science; the very idea of Western culture is a shimmering mirage. These beliefs, and more, are crafted from confusions-confusions Appiah sorts through to imagine a more hopeful future. |
Contributor Bio(s): Appiah, Kwame Anthony: - Kwame Anthony Appiah pens the Ethicist column for the New York Times, and is the author of the prize-winning Cosmopolitanism, among many other works. A professor of philosophy and law at New York University, Appiah lives in New York. |