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Seyla Benhabib - Dignity in Adversity - 9780745654430 - V9780745654430
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Dignity in Adversity

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Description for Dignity in Adversity Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.

The language of human rights has become the public vocabulary of our contemporary world. Ironically, as the political influence of human rights has grown, their philosophical justification has become ever more controversial.

Building on a theory of discourse ethics and communicative rationality, this book addresses the politics and philosophy of human rights against the background of the broader social transformations that are shaping the modern world. Rejecting the reduction of international human rights to the Trojan horse of a neo-liberal empire's bid for world power, as well as the conservative objections to legal cosmopolitanism as encroachments upon democratic sovereignty, Benhabib ... Read more

Ranging over themes such as sovereignty, citizenship, genocide, European anti-semitism, the crisis of the nation-state, and the 'scarf affair' in contemporary Europe and Turkey, this major new book by one of our leading political theorists reflects upon the political transformations of our times and makes a compelling case for a cosmopolitanism without illusions.

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Product Details

Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
489g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745654430
SKU
V9780745654430
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About Seyla Benhabib
Seyla Benhabib is Eugene Meyer Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at Yale University.

Reviews for Dignity in Adversity
"An original contribution rich with theoretical insights and practical implications. It is a welcome addition to the philosophical literature on human rights." Political Studies Review "A rich and complex web of conceptual approaches to see through the global political challenges of our times." Global Journal "Delivers a remarkable contribution to theoretical debates centring on issues of human rights ... Read more

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