Defending identity : its indispensable role in protecting democracy / Natan Sharansky ; with Shira Wolosky Weiss ; edited by Ron Dermer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sharansky, Natan, 1948-

Contributor:

Weiss, Shira Wolosky, 1954-

Dermer, Ron.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political psychology.

Democracy.

Identity politics.

Group identity--Political aspects.

Group identity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : PublicAffairs ; London : Perseus Running [distributor], 2008.

Summary:

From the author of the New York Times bestseller The Case for Democracy, a piercing examination of identity-the dominant force that shapes political interactions

Contents:

contents; 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 ofIdentity 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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-245) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-48714-0

9786612487149

1-58648-651-9

OCLC:

436272206