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Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment is a political and social analysis by Francis Fukuyama that examines why identity-based conflict has become so central to modern life. Rather than treating populism, nationalism, religious conflict, or campus polarization as separate phenomena, the book argues that they share a common source in the human need for recognition and dignity. Fukuyama places these debates within the history of liberal democracy, showing how older ideas of universal equal respect have been challenged by narrower claims based on nation, race, religion, ethnicity, and gender. The book is concise but ambitious, combining political theory, historical observation, and public argument. Its purpose is not simply to diagnose division, but to explain why identity politics has proven so difficult to contain and why democratic societies must respond to it with institutions and norms that preserve broad civic recognition.