| The Discourse of Human Rights in China: Historical and Ideological Perspectives 1999 Edition Contributor(s): Na, Na (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312222815 ISBN-13: 9780312222819 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 1999 Annotation: This book examines the contentious subject of human rights in China. However, in contrast to the majority of the literature which focuses on alleged Chinese abuses of human rights, the author examines the emergence and evolution of a Chinese conception of rights, paying attention to the impact of Confucianism, Republicanism, and Marxism on this conception. It is suggested that the joint influence of these doctrines helps to explain, among other things, the contemporary emphasis attached to socio-economic and collective rights in China, and the importance accorded to citizens duties in relation to the exercise of their rights. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Civil Rights - Political Science | Comparative Politics - Political Science | Human Rights |
| Dewey: 323.095 |
| LCCN: 99011216 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.7" W x 8.84" (0.92 lbs) 185 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines the contentious subject of human rights in China. However, in contrast to the majority of the literature which focuses on alleged Chinese abuses of human rights, the author examines the emergence and evolution of a Chinese conception of rights, paying attention to the impact of Confucianism, Republicanism, and Marxism on this conception. It is suggested that the joint influence of these doctrines helps to explain, among other things, the contemporary emphasis attached to socio-economic and collective rights in China, and the importance accorded to citizens duties in relation to the exercise of their rights. |