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The dignity of difference

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Sacks, Jonathan, 1948-2020
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Title The dignity of difference : how to avoid the clash of civilizations / Jonathan Sacks.
Publisher London : Continuum
Creation Date 2002
Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-216) and index.
Content Prologue -- Globalization and its discontents -- The dignity of difference : exorcizing Plato's ghost -- Control : the imperative of responsibility -- Contribution : the moral case for the market economy -- Compassion : the idea of Tzedakah -- Creativity : the imperative of education -- Co-operation : civil society and its institutions -- Conservation : environmental sustainability -- Conciliation : the power of a world to change the world -- A covenant of hope.
Extent xi, 216 pages
21 cm.
Language English
National Library system number 990022854650205171

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