Defending identity : its indispensable role in protecting democracy /

Who is better prepared to confront challenges and defend principles in a volatile modern world? Those with strong national, religious, ethnic, or tribal identities who accept democracy, or democrats who renounce identity as a kind of divisive prejudice? Natan Sharansky, building on his personal expe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shcharansky, Anatoly
Otros Autores: Weiss, Shira Wolosky, 1954-, Dermer, Ron
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Public Affairs, ©2008.
Temas:
Nationalism > Europe.
Ethnic attitudes > Europe.
Democracy > European Union countries.
Arab-Israeli conflict.
Nationalisme > Europe.
Attitudes ethniques > Europe.
Conflit israélo-arabe.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
Arab-Israeli conflict
Democracy
Ethnic attitudes
Nationalism
Europe
European Union countries
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface ix; 1 Democracy and Identity 1; 2 Discovering Identity 17; 3 The Assault on Identity 43; 4 Post-Identity and the Collapse of Human Rights 80; 5 Identity in the Public Space 102; 6 Altneuland: At the Crossroads of Identity and Democracy 142; 7 Defending the Nation-State 168; 8 Peace or War 201; Conclusion: Building a New Alliance 221; Notes 233; Additional Background Readings 247; Acknowledgments 255; Index 257.

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