Human Rights in a Globalised World: An Indian Diary - Softcover

Sharma, Mukul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8132104625 ISBN 13: 9788132104629

Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

The book analyzes the rise in impact of the ′non-state′ actor as the interface of threat and opportunity between business and human rights is increasing. India, China, and Brazil are emerging as global players, forging new political and economic alliances with nations from Asia, Africa, and Latin America, but their allegiance to human rights standards remains unclear and erratic. Amidst the constant evolution of the human rights agenda, the book focuses on human rights defenders in India and South Asia, and captures the current human rights situation of India, a mix of progress and regression, gains and losses. It captures this complexity with a positive, but cautious note.

 

About this title

About the Author:

Mukul Sharma is a Delhi-based freelance journalist and writer.

Review:

It [the book] is a comprehensively written book covering a wide spectrum of issues concerning human rights. The book not only captures the complexity of human rights status but also provides a detailed and comprehensive account of the status of human rights in contemporary times... This book will be beneficial for a wide spectrum of readers including the professionals, law students, academicians, social workers, activists, journalists, NGO’s, state and central government welfare organizations, people involved in civil rights movement and those who are interested in looking into the different approaches to understanding human rights.

Author: Social Action

Mukul Sharma’s book provides valuable insights into a world where the fear of terror has led states and individuals to place a low value on human rights.... [The book] is a powerful thesis on the human rights situation in a globalised scenario.

Author: The New Indian Express

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 8132104625
• ISBN 13: 9788132104629
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 296