Universal Rights, Systemic Violations, and Cultural Relativism in Morocco
Osire Glacier
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Description for Universal Rights, Systemic Violations, and Cultural Relativism in Morocco
Hardcover. Are universal rights bound to colonialism? Are they culturally imperialistic? By juxtaposing Morocco's practice of torture with its discourse of cultural relativism, this study links popular resistance to universal rights to a deliberate politics that delegitimizes those very same rights, requiring a new, more inclusive system of universalism. Translator(s): Martin, Valerie. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBM; JPF; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
Are universal rights bound to colonialism? Are they culturally imperialistic? By juxtaposing Morocco's practice of torture with its discourse of cultural relativism, this study links popular resistance to universal rights to a deliberate politics that delegitimizes those very same rights, requiring a new, more inclusive system of universalism.
Are universal rights bound to colonialism? Are they culturally imperialistic? By juxtaposing Morocco's practice of torture with its discourse of cultural relativism, this study links popular resistance to universal rights to a deliberate politics that delegitimizes those very same rights, requiring a new, more inclusive system of universalism.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137339607
SKU
V9781137339607
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99-15
About Osire Glacier
Osire Glacier is Professor in the Department of History and the Department of Political Science and International Studies at Bishop's University, Canada. She is the author of the book Political Women in Morocco, Then and Now.
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