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Human Rights : An Interdisciplinary Approach Hardback - 2002 - 1st Edition
by Freeman, Michael A
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- Title Human Rights : An Interdisciplinary Approach
- Author Freeman, Michael A
- Binding Hardback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition Used - Very good
- Pages 216
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Polity Press
- Publication date 2002-10-10
- Features Bibliography, Index
- Bookseller's Inventory # 12582798-6
- ISBN 9780745623559 / 0745623557
- Weight 0.92 lbs (0.42 kg)
- Dimensions 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.63 in (21.59 x 13.97 x 1.60 cm)
- Category Sociology
- Library of Congress subjects Human rights
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2002002945
- Dewey Decimal Code 323
- Quantity available 1
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In March 1999 Lal Jamilla Mandokhel, a sixteen-year-old Pakistani girl, was repeatedly raped.
From the rear cover
Human Rights is an introductory text that is both innovative and challenging. It invites students to think conceptually about one of the most important and influential political concepts of our time. In this unique interdisciplinary approach, Michael Freeman emphasizes the complex ways in which the experiences of the victims of human rights violations are related to legal, philosophical and social-scientific approaches to human rights.
By tracing the history of the concept, the book shows that there is a fundamental tension between the philosophy of human rights and the way in which it is understood in the social sciences. This analysis throws light on some of the most controversial issues in the field: Is the idea of the universality of human rights consistent with respect for cultural difference? Are there collective human rights? Should feminists embrace, revise or reject the idea of human rights? Does the idea of human rights distract our attention from the structural causes of oppression and exploitation? What are the underlying causes of human rights violations? And why do some countries have much worse human rights records than others?
The book will appeal to students in the social sciences, as well as students of human rights law who want an introduction to the non-legal aspects of their subject. It will also be read by scholars interested in ethics and the social sciences, as well as the general reader.
