Description
Discover the profoundly influential book that has shaped the discourse on human rights and global justice—an essential read for students, scholars, and advocates alike. This expanded and updated edition of 'Basic Rights' delves into the critical discussions surrounding the ethics of international relations and foreign policy. Authored by renowned philosopher Henry Shue, the book explores which human rights should be prioritized and how they interconnect with subsistence, security, and liberty rights. These foundational rights are crucial as they inform all other human rights, making this text invaluable for anyone interested in humanitarian issues.
In this fortieth-anniversary edition, you’ll find a significant new chapter highlighting the urgent challenges posed by climate change, which increasingly threatens access to essential resources such as clean water, affordable food, and safe housing. With the planet's condition worsening, Shue’s insights into the intersection of climate justice and human rights have never been more relevant.
Whether you're a political science student, a human rights advocate, or simply someone passionate about ethics and justice, this book serves as a cornerstone for understanding how we can fight against global poverty and advocate for the rights of the most vulnerable communities. Get your copy today and contribute to the important dialogue around human rights in a changing world!
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780691202280
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2020
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780691202280
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2020
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Description:
An expanded and updated edition of a classic work on human rights and global justice
Since its original publication, Basic Rights has proven increasingly influential to those working in political philosophy, human rights, global justice, and the ethics of international relations and foreign policy, particularly in debates regarding foreign policy's role in alleviating global poverty. Henry Shue asks: Which human rights ought to be the first honored and the last sacrificed? Shue argues that subsistence rights, along with security rights and liberty rights, serve as the ground of all other human rights. This classic work, now available in a thoroughly updated fortieth-anniversary edition, includes a substantial new chapter by the author examining how the accelerating transformation of our climate progressively undermines the bases of subsistence like sufficient water, affordable food, and housing safe from forest-fires and sea-level rise. Climate change threatens basic rights.
In this fortieth-anniversary edition, you’ll find a significant new chapter highlighting the urgent challenges posed by climate change, which increasingly threatens access to essential resources such as clean water, affordable food, and safe housing. With the planet's condition worsening, Shue’s insights into the intersection of climate justice and human rights have never been more relevant.
Whether you're a political science student, a human rights advocate, or simply someone passionate about ethics and justice, this book serves as a cornerstone for understanding how we can fight against global poverty and advocate for the rights of the most vulnerable communities. Get your copy today and contribute to the important dialogue around human rights in a changing world!
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780691202280
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2020
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780691202280
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2020
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Description:
An expanded and updated edition of a classic work on human rights and global justice
Since its original publication, Basic Rights has proven increasingly influential to those working in political philosophy, human rights, global justice, and the ethics of international relations and foreign policy, particularly in debates regarding foreign policy's role in alleviating global poverty. Henry Shue asks: Which human rights ought to be the first honored and the last sacrificed? Shue argues that subsistence rights, along with security rights and liberty rights, serve as the ground of all other human rights. This classic work, now available in a thoroughly updated fortieth-anniversary edition, includes a substantial new chapter by the author examining how the accelerating transformation of our climate progressively undermines the bases of subsistence like sufficient water, affordable food, and housing safe from forest-fires and sea-level rise. Climate change threatens basic rights.