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Rethinking Human Security
Contributor(s): Goucha, Moufida (Editor), Crowley, John (Editor)
ISBN: 1405192631     ISBN-13: 9781405192637
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $41.56  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2008
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Security (national & International)
Dewey: 338.900
Series: International Social Science Journal Monograph
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.7" W x 9.4" (0.61 lbs) 160 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
This book provides seven studies that address major issues such as the human rights and human security nexus, gender aspects of human security, ethical and environmental challenges, human security as a basic element for a policy framework, the human security agenda developed by the Human Security Network, and debates on human security within the United Nations.
  • Building on its variety of themes, the book takes account of the complexity and scope of the concept of human security, and proposes thereby to refresh and enrich discussion
  • Contributors are internationally renowned experts in the different subfields of human security
  • Offers an overview of current trends and insights on what is at stake if the international community is to maintain the momentum created a few years ago when the concept of human security emerged
  • Designed to help both newcomers and experts in the field of human security
  • Readers will find inspiration in the new developments of a concept that aims to shape practical action to meet the needs of the most vulnerable