| Re-Orienting the Fundamentals: Human Rights and New Connections in Eu-Asia Relations Contributor(s): Wiessala, Georg (Author) |
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ISBN: 0754643638 ISBN-13: 9780754643630 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $113.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Civil Rights - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 323.095 |
| LCCN: 2006018479 |
| Physical Information: 198 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Offering an investigation of the ways in which matters of human rights give shape to the European Union's interaction with Asia, this volume argues for the consideration of selected social-constructivist perspectives with regard to the Asia-EU dialogue. It puts into context the function of ideas, identities, values, norms and human rights. Through a number of country-specific and regional case studies, the text examines both the 'enabling' and the 'inhibitory' potential of human rights in the Union's relations with Asian interlocutors. The book proposes a more inclusive, holistic understanding of the significance and potential of the human rights discourse in East-West contacts. It is aimed at a wide readership from the disciplines of politics, international relations, Asian studies, law and human rights. |