This title is to be published in a brand new series of stimulating and provocative books examining contemporary social issues from a philosophical perspective, written in an engaging and accessible style and aimed at the educated general public.Since 9/11, issues of identity - national, religious, ethnic, community and personal - have been at the heart of political debate in the West. In the UK, re-evaluating the idea of 'Britishness' and the limits, merits and future of multiculturalism is the major political challenge of the new millennium. In the US, a nation built on immigration, the events of 9/11 cut across established issues and patterns of identity in complicated ways. In the immediate aftermath, the USA experienced an upsurge in national pride. Yet, this national unity has turned out to be fragile.Identity is inevitably a major part of public discourse in the West. Yet, politicians,...
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