Russia .. czarist, soviet (retro / neo) and a post soviet Euro one as well.
Sent from my iPhone 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 > >
