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There Is No Such Thing as Cultural Identity
François Jullien
Translated by Pedro Rodriguez
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Originally published in French as Il n’y a pas d’identité culturelle © Editions de l’Herne, 2016. Published by arrangement with Agence littéraire Astier-Pécher. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-4700-5
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Names: Jullien, François, 1951- author. | Rodríguez, Pedro, 1974 March 24- translator.
Title: There is no such thing as cultural identity / François Jullien ; by Pedro Rodriguez.
Other titles: Il n’y a pas d’identité culturelle. English.
Description: Cambridge ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, [2021] | “Originally published in French as Il n’y a pas d’identité culturelle (c) Editions de l’Herne, 2016.” | Includes bibliographical references. | Summary: “A powerful critique of our preoccupation with identity and difference”-- Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020041249 (print) | LCCN 2020041250 (ebook) | ISBN 9781509546985 (hardback) | ISBN 9781509546992 (paperback) | ISBN 9781509547005 (epub) | ISBN 9781509547036 (pdf)
Subjects: LCSH: National characteristics, French. | Group identity--France. | Nationalism--France. | Social values--France.
Classification: LCC DC34 .J8513 2021 (print) | LCC DC34 (ebook) | DDC 306.0944--dc23
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