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A student guide to reconciling human rights with cultural difference, using political philosophy and real-life case studies
How can universal human rights be reconciled with respect for wide cultural differences? This textbook introduces the core issues for students and addresses them through an interdisciplinary analysis of key case studies. Throughout the book, an alternative philosophical framework is offered as a model through which universalism and difference can be reconciled into a single global vision.
Key Features
. Combines the theory and application of human rights to provide practical help for students and course leaders
. Key case studies examine the rights of women, ethnic and national minorities, indigenous peoples and religious communities
. Addresses a broad range of on-going political struggles and issues, including FGM, LGBT rights, freedom of speech and the rights of indigenous peoples
. Outlines a new human rights-based philosophical perspective that enables students to understand human rights within culturally diverse environments
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A student guide to reconciling human rights with cultural difference, using political philosophy and real-life case studies
How can universal human rights be reconciled with respect for wide cultural differences? This textbook introduces the core issues for students and addresses them through an interdisciplinary analysis of key case studies. Throughout the book, an alternative philosophical framework is offered as a model through which universalism and difference can be reconciled into a single global vision.
Key Features
. Combines the theory and application of human rights to provide practical help for students and course leaders
. Key case studies examine the rights of women, ethnic and national minorities, indigenous peoples and religious communities
. Addresses a broad range of on-going political struggles and issues, including FGM, LGBT rights, freedom of speech and the rights of indigenous peoples
. Outlines a new human rights-based philosophical perspective that enables students to understand human rights within culturally diverse environments
