Appiah, Kwame Anthony
The Lies That Bind: Rethinking Identity
- ISBN 13:
- 9781781259245
- author:
- Appiah, Kwame Anthony
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Profile Books Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.9 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
The Lies That Bind: Rethinking Identity explores how our sense of self is shaped by various affiliations such as gender, religion, race, nationality, class and culture. However, these collective identities are often riddled with contradictions and falsehoods. Kwame Anthony Appiah examines the nature and history of these identities, challenging assumptions about how they work. He reveals that conflicts between identities create new ones, and that our everyday notions of certain concepts can be misleading. Through a combination of argument and narrative, Appiah exposes the myths behind our collective identities. These 'mistaken identities' can fuel some of humanity's worst atrocities, but Appiah argues that social identities are not something we can simply do away with.
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