In The Name of Identity Author:Amin Maalouf Identity - what makes each of us is unique - is the crucible out of which we come: our background, our race, our gender, our tribal affiliations, our religion (or lack there of), all go into making up who we are. All too often, however, the notion of a singular identity - personal, religious, ethnic, or national - has given rise to heated passio... more »ns and even massive crimes. In this searching and provocative meditaion on the importance and ultimate meaning of identity, award winning author Amin Maalouf cogently and persusasively examines belonging and self-conceperion in the context of the modern world, and contends that many of us would reject our inherited conceptions of identity, to which we cling through habit, if only we examined them more closely.« less