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The epic struggle of the twentieth century was the confrontation between liberal democracy and communism. Now that communism has gone, the twenty-first century faces a new contest, between universal and particular values. This is the central conflict of today and the collision between universalist and local identities colours all politics. This book, adopting an often novel and unorthodox approach, explores what is happening, how identities are constructed, why once in place they do not disappear and how identity politics is transforming political power. The state, democracy, culture and globalisation are all affected by these rapidly changing processes, and how we understand or misunderstand these processes forms the core of Dilemmas of Identity.