A Love Story

图书标准信息

• 作者 Denene、Nick Chiles 著
• 出版社 Oversea Publishing House
• 出版时间 2004-12
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780451215161
• 定价 125.80元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 256页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Iwanttotryandunderstandwhysomanypeoplecommitcrimesinthenameofidentity,”writesAminMaalouf.Identityisthecrucibleoutofwhichwecome:ourbackground,ourrace,ourgender,ourtribalaffiliations,ourreligion(orlackthereof),allgointomakingupwhoweare.Alltoooften,however,thenotionofidentity—personal,religious,ethnic,ornational—hasgivenrisetoheatedpassionsandevenmassivecrimes.Movingacrosstheworld’shistory,faiths,andpolitics,hearguesagainstanoversimplifiedandhostileinterpretationoftheconcept.Hecogentlyandpersuasivelyexaminesidentityinthecontextofthemodernworld,whereitcanbeviewedasbothgloryandpoison.Evidentherearethedangersofusingidentityasaprotective—andthereforeaggressive—mechanism,therootofracial,geographical,andcolonialistsubjugationthroughouthistory.Maaloufcontendsthatmanyofuswouldrejectourinheritedconceptionsofidentity,towhichweclingthroughhabit,ifonlyweexaminedthemmoreclosely.Thefutureofsocietydependsonacceptingallidentities,whilerecognizingourindividualism.

【作者简介】

DeneneMillner,authorofTheSistahs'Rules,haswrittenforNewYorkDailyNews,Essence,Vibe,andHoney,andisanarticleseditoratParenting.NickChiles,award-winningjournalistandexecutiveeditorofOdysseyCouleurmagazine,haswrittenforEssence,DallasMorningNews,NewYorkTimes,andNewsday.TheyarethebestsellingauthorsofInLoveandWar,LoveDon'tLiveHereAnymore,andtheWhatBrothersThink,WhatSistahsKnowseries.