Russia .. czarist, soviet (retro / neo) and a post soviet Euro one as well.

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On Jan 17, 2011, at 9:36, Anand Manikutty <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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
> 
> 

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