The Sarcophagus of Identity
Tribalism, Nationalism, and the Transcendence of the Self
Given the increasing centrality of identity to contemporary politics, James Skelly's book provides a critical and useful analysis of the dominant and problematic conceptual bases for self and identity. Inspired in part by his lawsuit against the U.S. Secretary of Defense while serving as an active duty military officer, Skelly argues that our use of language in the construction of identities is unwitting, unreflective, and has engendered horrific consequences for tens of millions of humans. In contrast, he demonstrates our need to overcome sectarian modes of thinking and to engage in much deeper forms of solidarity with others by foregroundin…
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- ISBN: 978-3-8382-6988-7
- EAN: 9783838269887
- Produktnummer: 31857066
- Verlag: ibidem
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 316 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 898 KB
- Auflage: 1 Auflage
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James M. Skelly
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