The Tyranny of Identity
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:22nd Sep '23
Should be back in stock very soon
The Tyranny of Identity is both a personal and highly interdisciplinary examination of the wide range of factors and disciplines at play in the formation of identity. It takes a novel and unique approach to this through use of metaphor, images, poetry and a wide range of academic sources to provide a holistic approach to the study of identity.
This book uses the concept of Babushka dolls to show that we all have a series of activities during our lives that reside in our mind, body, spirit – each influencing the multiple identities we knowingly or unknowingly possess. This collage of factors and forces allows us to create an identity. The layers of identity unfold as the chapters progress and in doing so the book addresses the manifold ways in which identity intersects with nationhood, politics, education, the culture wars, family, religion, gender and contemporary institutions.
The Tyranny of Identity is a wide-ranging, cross-cultural book that integrates and explores how the issue of identity has become a central issue in every academic discipline. This book is essential reading to all students studying identity and all readers seeking a deeper understanding of this complex topic.
'In The Tyranny of Identity Professor Patrick Pietroni once again demonstrates he is always the scholar, always the professor, always the teacher, and always the intellectual guide. In this most readable and understandable work he guides the reader through his own search for identity and helps the reader to understand the most human of questions, "What is the current state of the world, and what is my role within that world?" The work is brilliant, immensely readable, insightful, and reflective for both the author and the reader. Dr. Pietroni is one of the world’s leading compassion scholars and he demonstrates his compassion for others as well as for himself.'
John-Robert Curtin, Ph.D., professor, author, and poet
'Professor Pietroni’s reflections on his experience of ‘otherness’ are shared with honesty and vulnerability, revealing a multi-faceted identity, and an enriched personal, professional, and cultural life. This book is a much-needed call for compassion and humanity in our troubled world.'
Dr Kathryn Waddington, Emerita Fellow in Psychology, University of Westminster, UK
'This highly personal and deeply empathetic exploration of the inner self is an essential guide to how one makes sense of the world and one's place in it. Full of wisdom and compassion, Pietroni's unique insights will be of valuable use to practitioners and professionals across the wellbeing world.'
Stephen Wilkinson, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Chair of the University Assessment, Learning and Teaching Committee, Director of the International Institute for the Study of Cuba, School of Economics and International Studies
ISBN: 9781032512631
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 320g
200 pages