Who Are We-And Should It Matter in the 21st Century?

Name: Who Are We-And Should It Matter in the 21st Century?
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ISBN: 9781568586601

ISBN-10: 1568586604

ISBN-13: 9781568586601

Edition: 2011

Authors: Gary Younge

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From those who insist that Barack Obama is Muslim to the European legislators who go to extraordinary lengths to ban items of clothing worn by a tiny percentage of their populations, Gary Younge shows, in this fascinating, witty, and provocative examination of the enduring legacy and obsession with identity in politics and everyday life, that how we define ourselves informs every aspect of our social, political, and personal lives. Younge--a black British male of Caribbean descent living in Brooklyn, New York, who speaks fluent Russian and French--travels the planet in search of answers to why identity is so combustible. From Tiger Woods's legacy to the scandal over Danish cartoons of the…

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List price: $46.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Publication date: 6/28/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.81" tall
Weight: 1.210
Language: English



Introduction



Me, Myself, I


A political identity in ten parts



A Wise Latina


The question is not whether we all have identities, but whether we are all prepared to recognize them



The Chronicles of Cablinasia


Identities do not emerge out of common sense hut communities



Blessed Are the Gatekeepers


There is no such thing as authenticity, but there are plenty of people trying to enforce it



The Truth in Her Eyes


The only certain thing about any identity is that it will keep on changing



The Many in One


We each have several identities that can be compared but not ranked



The Enemy Within


Identities make no sense unless understood within the context of power



Lost in Translation


So long as the global means the erosion of democracy, the local will mean the elevation of identity


Conclusion: Keeping the Wolf from the Door


Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Index