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Nancy Fraser - Scales of Justice: Reimagining Political Space in a Globalizing World - 9780745644875 - V9780745644875
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Scales of Justice: Reimagining Political Space in a Globalizing World

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Description for Scales of Justice: Reimagining Political Space in a Globalizing World Paperback. This is a major new book by one of the leading figures in feminist social and political theory. The author is very well known internationally and is widely regarded as one of the top figures in the field. Nancy Fraser is famous for her theory of justice which combines traditional concerns of redistribution with new concerns of recognition. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 324.

Until recently, struggles for justice proceeded against the background of a taken-for-granted frame: the bounded territorial state. With that "Westphalian" picture of political space assumed by default, the scope of justice was rarely subject to explicit dispute. Today, the scope of justice is hotly contested, as human-rights activists and international feminists join critics of structural adjustment and the WTO in targeting injustices that cut across borders. Seeking to re-map the bounds of justice on a broader scale, these movements are challenging the view that justice can only be a domestic relation among fellow citizens. As their claims collide with those ... Read more

Scales of Justice tackles this issue. Interrogating struggles over globalization, Nancy Fraser reconstructs the theory of justice for a post-Westphalian world. Revising her widely discussed theory of redistribution and recognition, she introduces representation as a third, "political," dimension of justice, which permits us to re-conceive scale and scope as questions of justice. Seeking to re-imagine political space for a globalizing world, she revisits the concepts of democracy, solidarity, and the public sphere; the projects of critical theory, the World Social Forum, and second-wave feminism; and the thought of Habermas, Rawls, Foucault, and Arendt.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745644875
SKU
V9780745644875
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About Nancy Fraser
Nancy Fraser is Professor of Political and Social Science The New School for Social Research.

Reviews for Scales of Justice: Reimagining Political Space in a Globalizing World
"Scales of Justice makes an important contribution to rethinking democracy and offers tools for political experimentation. Such experimentation could add much to this project and extend Fraser's ideas further." New Zealand Geographer "Nancy Fraser breaks new ground in rethinking the meaning and consequences of justice in a globalized world. Building upon her earlier work ... Read more

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