This book provides a philosophical analysis of the notion of selfhood that underlies identity politics. It offers a unique theory of the self that combines prev

The New York Times bestselling author of The Origins of Political Order offers a provocative examination of modern identity politics: its origins, its effects,

Contemporary politics is dominated by discussions of rights and liberties as the proper subjects about which citizens should be concerned in the political spher

In an age when "we are all multiculturalists now," as Nathan Glazer has said, the politics of identity has come to pose new challenges to our liberal polity and

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access, thanks to Knowledge Unlatched funding, and freely available to read online. This book examines the nature, use a