| Human Rights Contributor(s): Woodiwiss, Anthony (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415360684 ISBN-13: 9780415360685 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2005 Annotation: Drawing on a hitherto neglected body of work in classical social theory, and combining it with ideas derived from Barrington Moore, Norbert Elias, and Michel Foucault, Woodiwiss he explains how and why rights discourse developed in the distinctive ways it did in four key sites: the United States, Britain, Japan, and the UN. On this basis he provides, for the first time, a general sociological account of the development of international human rights discourse. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy - Political Science | Human Rights - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 323 |
| Series: Key Ideas (Routledge Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.08" W x 8.14" (0.51 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Are human rights part of the problem or part of the solution in the current 'clash of civilizations'? Drawing on a hitherto neglected body of work in classical social theory and combining it with ideas derived from Barrington Moore, Norbert Elias and Michel Foucault, Woodiwiss poses and answers the questions:
In answering these questions, he explains how and why rights discourse developed in such distinctive ways in four key locations: Britain, the United States, Japan and in the UN. On this basis he provides, for the first time, a general sociological account of the development of international human rights discourse, which represents a striking challenge to current thinking and policy. |