The Sovereign Self: Pitfalls of Identity Politics

by Élisabeth Roudinesco

The toppling of statues in the name of anti-racism is disconcerting, as is the violence sometimes displayed towards others in the name of gender equality. The emancipation movements of the past seem to have undergone a subtle transformation: the struggle now is not so much to bring about progress but rather to denounce offenses, express indignation, and assert identities, sometimes in order to demand recognition. The individual's commitment to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509551220
• ISBN13: 9781509551224
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"