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Defending Identity : Its Indispensable Role in Protecting Democracy
by Sharansky, Natan and Wolosky, Shira
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Overview
Natan Sharansky believes that the challenge of the twenty-first century is to assert our cultural, ethnic, or religious identities, a struggle that has never been more important than now.
Who is better prepared to defend principles in a volatile world? Is it those with strong national, religious, ethnic, or tribal identities who accept democracy, or democrats who view identity as a divisive prejudice? Sharansky argues that valueless cosmopolitanism is dangerous, even in democracies. Together, identity and democracy assert a powerful and benign sense of purpose, but when at odds, they beget fundamentalism and rootlessness.
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- ISBN-13: 9781481566599
- Publisher: Blackstone Audio
- Publish Date: May 2008
- Author: Natan Sharansky
- Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki
- Duration: 07:08:47