Drawing on resources in classical and contemporary social theory, and working through case studies of Britain, the United States and Japan, Woodiwiss provides a general sociological account of the development of human rights. Series: Key Ideas. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340. . 2005. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . .

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Title: Human Rights (Key Ideas)
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2005
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0415360684
ISBN 13: 9780415360685
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: New

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Are human rights part of the problem or part of the solution in the current 'clash of civilizations'? Drawing on a hitherto neglected body of work in classical social theory and combining it with ideas derived from Barrington Moore, Norbert Elias and Michel Foucault, Woodiwiss poses and answers the questions:

How did human rights become entangled with power relations?
How might the nature of this entanglement be altered so that human rights better serve the global majority?

In answering these questions, he explains how and why rights discourse developed in such distinctive ways in four key locations: Britain, the United States, Japan and in the UN. On this basis he provides, for the first time, a general sociological account of the development of international human rights discourse, which represents a striking challenge to current thinking and policy.

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Anthony Woodiwiss is Professor and head of department for Sociology, at City University, London.

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