With a broad enough definition of identity [1], [2] : The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain.
And the Republic of South Africa, and the erstwhile Republic of Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso), and the erstwhile Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (the general region of the former Yugoslavia), and Sao Tome e Principle. And many others. Basically, every country in the world. Amartya Sen, who is not a leftist [3], has persuasively argued that identity need not be in just one form and is, in fact, a matter of choice. People choose their own identities in many ways. I think you are referring to cultural/national identity, but even those can be chosen at least to some extent. In fact, people behave in very similar ways with respect to the other identities that they often possess - in terms of occupation or profession. Anand [1] George A. Akerlof & Rachel E. Kranton, 2000. "Economics And Identity," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, MIT Press, vol. 115(3), pages 715-753, August. [2] Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny (Issues of Our Time), New York, W. W. Norton, 2006. [3] Amartya Sen on Amartya Sen : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/indo-euro-americo-asian_list/message/37 ________________________________ From: ss <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, January 17, 2011 5:56:27 AM Subject: Re: [silk] Stochastic Terrorism On Monday 17 Jan 2011 1:24:25 pm Kiran K Karthikeyan wrote: > Are we the only country with multiple identities? > Could you name a few countries with multiple identities for comparison? Other tan the USA that is. shiv
