Human Rights and Cultural Diversity: Core Issues and Cases (Textbooks in Global Justice and Human Rights) - Softcover

Andrew Fagan

 
9781474401180: Human Rights and Cultural Diversity: Core Issues and Cases (Textbooks in Global Justice and Human Rights)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 147440118X ISBN 13: 9781474401180
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2017

Synopsis

Can human rights be truly universal, without becoming a subtle form of Western imperialism or restricting the rights of women, minorities, LGBT people and other culturally disadvantaged peoples? This book critically addresses these core issues through an interdisciplinary analysis of key case studies and particularly challenging issues. The book proposes a philosophical framework in which universalism and difference can be reconciled into a single global vision and attempts to become the definitive source for this increasingly important area of study and practice.

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About the Author

Andrew Fagan is Director of Postgraduate Studies at the University of Essex.

From the Back Cover

Your guide to uniting the issues of human rights and cultural differenceThis vital textbook confronts an enduring challenge: how to reconcile universal human rights norms with respect for wide cultural differences. The chapters in this book introduce the core issues and address them through an interdisciplinary analysis of key case studies. Throughout the book, an alternative philosophical framework is offered as a model through which universalism and difference can be reconciled into a single global vision.Key Features•Combines the theory and application of human rights to provide practical help for students and course leaders•Outlines a new human rights-based philosophical perspective that enables students to understand human rights within culturally diverse environments•Key case studies examine the rights of women, ethnic and national minorities, indigenous peoples and religious communities•Encourages active engagement by inviting readers to read each chapter in a way that enables them to subsequently answer 10 core questions.•Suggestions for further reading provided in each chapterAndrew Fagan is Director of Postgraduate Studies at the University of Essex. He is an internationally renowned human rights scholar.

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Your guide to uniting the issues of human rights and cultural differenceThis vital textbook confronts an enduring challenge: how to reconcile universal human rights norms with respect for wide cultural differences. The chapters in this book introduce the core issues and address them through an interdisciplinary analysis of key case studies. Throughout the book, an alternative philosophical framework is offered as a model through which universalism and difference can be reconciled into a single global vision.Key Features Combines the theory and application of human rights to provide practical help for students and course leaders Outlines a new human rights-based philosophical perspective that enables students to understand human rights within culturally diverse environments Key case studies examine the rights of women, ethnic and national minorities, indigenous peoples and religious communities Encourages active engagement by inviting readers to read each chapter in a way that enables them to subsequently answer 10 core questions. Suggestions for further reading provided in each chapterAndrew Fagan is Director of Postgraduate Studies at the University of Essex. He is an internationally renowned human rights scholar.

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Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
147440118X
ISBN 13 
9781474401180
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
264

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