Identity and Violence

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen describes how clinging to specific identities can box us in--and fuel conflict--in Identity and Violence.

Events: Amartya Sen will be participating in a breakfast talk and signing
Wednesday, April 26 at 8 am
Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs
170 East 64th Street
For tickets, visit cceia.org

Amartya Sen will be in conversation with Salman Rushdie
As part of The PEN/International Literary Festival
The New York Public Library at 42nd Street
Sunday, April 30 at 6 pm
For tickets, call 212-868-4444 or visit pen.org

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