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Dignity in Adversity Human Rights in Troubled Times

Paperback • 2011 • English • 1. edition

Dignity in Adversity Human Rights in Troubled Times

By Seyla Benhabib

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

The language of human rights has become the public vocabulary of our contemporary world. Ironically, as the political influence of human rights has grown, their philosophical justification has become ever more controversial. Building on a theory of discourse ethics and communicative rationality, this book addresses the politics and philosophy of human rights against the background of the broader social transformations that are shaping the modern world. Rejecting the reduction of international hu...Show more

Political structures: democracy
Human rights, civil rights
Political activism / Political engagement

Book details

ISBN

9780745654430

Publisher

Polity Press

Published year

2011

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Dignity in Adversity Human Rights in Troubled Times

Format

Paperback

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