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Synopsis
There is growing recognition around the globe that people's fundamental human rights are being imperiled in a world economy that is being driven by multinationals, investors, and banks. The "race to the bottom" and insatiable greed has intensified poverty and economic inequalities, fueled migration, and rapidly accelerated environmental degradation. The fates of all nations are interdependent and even though the U.S. is the prime driver of the new economy, Americans have likewise experienced declines over the past decades. Blau and Moncada outline the fundamental human rights that all people are entitled to and the important role that nations have in upholding these rights. Americans find it somewhat difficult to accept the basic premise of human rights because liberalism, as a social, political, and economic ethos powerfully undercuts the premise of human rights. American liberalism highlights the efficacy of individual achievement and individual autonomy, thereby promoting the idea that people have no rights to security. . Human rights, in contrast to the liberal ethos, asserts that all humans have inalienable rights, including rights to a job, housing, social security, education, and a cultural, racial or ethnic identity. Under the conditions of a turbulent global economy, human rights need to be granted the highest standing.
The authors consider global capitalism, as well as the role of the global media, and the problematic relationship between the state and society in America. In the final chapter, we review the many currents of transformative movements that are promoting a more equitable, fairer, and more egalitarian world.
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Judith Blau is professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and president of the U.S. chapter of Sociologists without Borders. She is the author or editor of numerous books, including The Shape of Culture, Race in the Schools, and The Blackwell Companion to Sociology, and is currently the editor of Social Forces.
Alberto Moncada is professor of sociology at the University of Madrid and president of Sociologists without Borders. He is founder of the University of Piura, Peru and its first Prorector and has served as consultant to UNESCO and the Council of Europe. Moncada is the author of over 30 books on migration, sociology of education, sociology of religion, and the media.
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Human Rights: Beyond the Liberal Vision
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc, Lanham, MD, 2005
ISBN 10: 0742542424
ISBN 13: 9780742542426
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Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. In excellent condition, No writing or highlighting, book is crisp and clean. inquire for photos or more details. 100% satisfaction guarantee. --- Judith Blau and Alberto Moncada argue that American liberalism and human rights are two competing worldviews. In their account, liberalism's focus on individual autonomy and achievement has made the United States reluctant to accept social and economic rights, such as rights to work, housing, education and social security, and has often left it at odds with the United Nations and the rest of the world. The authors trace this conflict, criticize liberal assumptions, and use argument and data to show the global harm caused by neoliberal economic policy. Chapters cover global capitalism, the global media and the relationship between state and society in America. The final chapter looks at movements working for a more equal world. Seller Inventory # 250820-shelf-72-032