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Human rights and Asian values : contesting national identities and cultural representations in Asia / edited by Michael Jacobsen and Ole Bruun.
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TextLanguage: English Series: Democracy in Asia ; 6Publication details: London : Routledge Curzon, 2019.Description: 300 p. ; 25 cmISBN: - 9780367239534
- 323.095 JAC
Contents:
Summary: The Asian challenge to the universality of human rights has ignited vigorous debate. This volume firmly supports universal rights, both theoretically and empirically, by examining social and political processes in several East and Southeast Asian countries.
Introduction 1 Since There Is No East and There Is No West, How Could Either Be the Best? 2 Universal Rights and Particular Cultures 3 Thick and Thin Accounts of Human Rights 4 Once Again, The Asian Values Debate 5 Human Rights and Asian Values in Vietnam 6 Particularism, Identities and a Clash of Universalisms 7 Modernization without Westernization? 8 Human Rights in Vietnam 9 Freedom as an Asian Value 10 The Chinese Debate on Asian Values and Human Rights 11 Universal Human Rights and Chinese Liberalism 12 Practice to Theory 13 Human Rights Education in Asia 14 The Rights of Foreign Migrant Workers in Asia
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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| English Books | Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai | ENGLISH - LENDING BOOKS | மூன்றாம் தளம் / Third floor | 323.095 JAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 213299 | |
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Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai | ENGLISH-REFERENCE BOOKS | நான்காம் தளம் / Fourth floor | 323.095 JAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 213298 |
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Introduction 1 Since There Is No East and There Is No West, How Could Either Be the Best? 2 Universal Rights and Particular Cultures 3 Thick and Thin Accounts of Human Rights 4 Once Again, The Asian Values Debate 5 Human Rights and Asian Values in Vietnam 6 Particularism, Identities and a Clash of Universalisms 7 Modernization without Westernization? 8 Human Rights in Vietnam 9 Freedom as an Asian Value 10 The Chinese Debate on Asian Values and Human Rights 11 Universal Human Rights and Chinese Liberalism 12 Practice to Theory 13 Human Rights Education in Asia 14 The Rights of Foreign Migrant Workers in Asia
The Asian challenge to the universality of human rights has ignited vigorous debate. This volume firmly supports universal rights, both theoretically and empirically, by examining social and political processes in several East and Southeast Asian countries.