{"product_id":"identity-and-violence-by-amartya-sen","title":"'Identity and Violence' by Amartya Sen","description":"\u003ch4 data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"633\"\u003eAmartya Sen’s \u003cem data-start=\"201\" data-end=\"224\"\u003eIdentity and Violence\u003c\/em\u003e is a sharp argument against the idea that human beings can be reduced to one master category: religion, nation, civilisation, culture, ethnicity, whatever blunt instrument happens to be fashionable at the time.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"633\"\u003eWritten against the post-9\/11 “clash of civilizations” mood, Sen argues that violence is often made possible by shrinking people into singular identities, then treating those identities as destiny. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"633\"\u003eIt is a clean, accessible piece of political philosophy from the Nobel Prize-winning economist and thinker, this is useful reading for anyone interested in nationalism, multiculturalism, religious conflict, liberalism or postcolonial politics. Calm, yet furious, basically. The quiet academic version of taking the filing cabinet outside and setting it on fire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"633\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePenguin paperback edition, 2007. Light general shelf wear and minor handling to cover\/page edges, but clean and solid overall.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45341994549331,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Yourparagraphtext-2026-06-05T124938.723.png?v=1780627791","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/identity-and-violence-by-amartya-sen","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}