Debating Human Rights: Critical Essays from the United States and Asia (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780415185066)

Human rights debates can provoke strong reactions, particularly among people of different cultural backgrounds. The debate over Asian values and the use of human rights diplomacy are the most obvious manifestations of divisions between Asia and the West and reflect particular world views and historical legacies. In this new book, scholars from the United States and several Asian countries debate fundamental issues such as 'Asian values', 'peaceful evolution' and cultural imperialism. Provocative and challenging essays analyse the debate between East and West, presenting critical perspectives on globalization and human rights diplomacy. Debating Human Rights is an original contribution to a vital area of debate. It presents a uniquely wide diversity of perspectives on controversial issues and demonstrates how scholars and activists who view the world very differently can nonetheless move these debates forward in a search for common ground.

Author: Peter Van Ness
ISBN-10: 0415185068
ISBN-13: 9780415185066
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 12/03/1998
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.54w x 1.04d