Identity : contemporary identity politics and the struggle for recognition / Francis Fukuyama.
Material type:
TextPublisher: London : Profile Books, 2019Description: xvii, 218 pages ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781781259818 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Identity politics | Dignity | Politics and Government | Politics and GovernmentDDC classification: 320'.01 Summary: In 2014, Francis Fukuyama wrote that American and global institutions were in a state of decay, as the state was captured by powerful interest groups. Two years later, his predictions were borne out by the rise to power of a series of political outsiders whose economic nationalism and authoritarian tendencies threatens to destabilise the entire international order. These populist nationalists seek direct charismatic connection to 'the people', who are usually defined in narrow identity terms that offer an irresistible call to an in-group and exclude large parts of the population as a whole. The demands of identity direct much of what is going on in world politics today. 'Identity' is an urgent and necessary book: a sharp warning that unless we forge a universal understanding of human dignity, we will doom ourselves to continual conflict.
| Item type | Current library | Home library | Shelving location | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Book
|
Paul Hamlyn Library | Paul Hamlyn Library | Floor 1 | 320.01 FUK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 06680186 |
Originally published: 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In 2014, Francis Fukuyama wrote that American and global institutions were in a state of decay, as the state was captured by powerful interest groups. Two years later, his predictions were borne out by the rise to power of a series of political outsiders whose economic nationalism and authoritarian tendencies threatens to destabilise the entire international order. These populist nationalists seek direct charismatic connection to 'the people', who are usually defined in narrow identity terms that offer an irresistible call to an in-group and exclude large parts of the population as a whole. The demands of identity direct much of what is going on in world politics today. 'Identity' is an urgent and necessary book: a sharp warning that unless we forge a universal understanding of human dignity, we will doom ourselves to continual conflict.
Specialized.
There are no comments on this title.