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Human Rights in Africa
Richard Amoako Baah
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Description for Human Rights in Africa
Examines the concept that for millions of people, human rights is merely an intellectual abstraction which only the affluent nations can afford. Unless the concept is understood by all the citizens of the world, many governments will continue to give lip service to the ideals of human rights. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Human Rights in Africa is an in depth examination of the concept of human rights as it is applied in the world today, with a focus on Africa. Though the goals of human rights are to benefit mankind, the concept is not devoid of ideology and a particular social orientation. The ethos of the concept as formulated today in a world of disproportionate resources, avarice, competition, and greed, makes it difficult to implement in certain societies. The intellectualization of the concept has made it easy for many to lose sight of the fact that human rights should ultimately be linked ... Read more
Human Rights in Africa is an in depth examination of the concept of human rights as it is applied in the world today, with a focus on Africa. Though the goals of human rights are to benefit mankind, the concept is not devoid of ideology and a particular social orientation. The ethos of the concept as formulated today in a world of disproportionate resources, avarice, competition, and greed, makes it difficult to implement in certain societies. The intellectualization of the concept has made it easy for many to lose sight of the fact that human rights should ultimately be linked ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Number of Pages
136
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761817543
SKU
V9780761817543
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About Richard Amoako Baah
Richard Amoako Baah Teaches at South Texas Community College.
Reviews for Human Rights in Africa
. . . reports on an interesting study of human rights/human dignity conceptualizations among the Akan people of Ghana. . . . this is a serious study with philosophical, conceptual, and empirical elements. Scholars interested in Africa and the universalism-relativism debate will find it useful.
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