


Martha Nussbaum is hoogleraar recht en ethiek aan de universiteit van Chicago. Tot haar bekendste boeken horen 'Wat liefde weet' en 'Oplevingen van het denken'.
Meer over Martha NussbaumThe New Religious Intolerance – Overcoming the Politics of Fear in an Anxious Age
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What prompted newspapers to attribute the murder of 77 Norwegians to Islamic extremists until it became evident that a right-wing Norwegian terrorist was the perpetrator? Why did Switzerland ban minarets? Martha C. Nussbaum surveys such developments and identifies the fear behind these reactions.