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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
Peter Van Ness; Nikhil Aziz; et al |
| ISBN: | 0415185068 9780415185066 0415185076 9780415185073 |
| OCLC Number: | 40684067 |
| Description: | xi, 291 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction / Peter Van Ness -- Part I. Issues in dispute -- From human rights to human dignity / Chandra Muzaffar -- The human rights debate in an era of globalization : hegemony of discourse / Nikhil Aziz -- Asia as a fount of universal human rights / Edward Friedman -- An Asian perspective on human rights and freedom of the press / Kishore Mahbubani -- Part 2. Human rights in greater China -- East meets West : human rights in Hong Kong / Linda Butenhoff -- Developmentalism and China's human rights policy / Michael J. Sullivan -- Human rights as identities : difference and discrimination in Taiwan's China policy / Shih Chih-yu -- Part 3. Women's rights -- Reinventing international law : women's rights as human rights in the international community / Radhika Coomaraswamy -- From Vienna to Beijing : women's human rights activism and the human rights community / Manisha Desai -- Part 4. Human rights and international relations -- Human rights and development aid : Japan after the ODA Charter / Hoshino Eiichi -- Human rights problems and current Sino-American relations / Zhu Feng -- From judge to participant : the United States as champion of human rights / Daniel Wessner -- Conclusion / Peter Van Ness. |
| Series Title: | Asia's transformations. |
| Responsibility: | edited by Peter Van Ness ; with contributions by Nikhil Aziz ... [et al.]. |
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..."the book is a valuable source of enlightenment on an invaluable subject of human concern."<br>-"Journal of contemporary Asia <br>"In post-Cold War international Relations, there has been no more controversial issue in American foreign policy than how to advance the cause of human rights. Van Ness's "Debating Human Rights is a wide-ranging and provocative exploration of U.S. and international perspectives on human rights diplomacy and practice. By highlighting American and Asian differences on the 'Asian values' debate, Van Ness and his colleagues sharpen our understanding of the inevitable tension between power politics and human rights concerns. This volume is of considerable contemporary relevance in the context of the Asian financial crisis."<br>-Richard Solomon, President, United States Institute of Peace <br>"A major achievement of this book is to counter the often stated and over inflated distinction between 'Western' and 'Asian' sides in ongoing debates regarding culture and politics. The chapters are lucid, edifying, and provocative... [the book] is a marvelous contribution to the world-wide discussion on contemporary political values."<br>-Ben Kerkvliet, Australian National University <br> Read more...
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