What does the need for collective belonging mean? Why does this desire, in itself legitimate, often lead to fear of the other and their denial? Are our societies condemned to violence on the pretext that people do not have the same language, faith, or colour? In his book, Amin Maalouf draws on personal experience, history, current affairs or philosophy to interrogate this crucial notion of identity. He invites us to an open humanism that refuses planetary uniformity and a withdrawal into the "tribe."
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