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Discover *Human Rights and the Borders of Suffering*, a groundbreaking paperback that redefines the conversation around human rights and international rights promotion. This critical work dives into real-life instances of abuse, shifting focus from traditional liberal rights frameworks to embrace a nuanced understanding of suffering. It explores the political dimensions of suffering and critiques the Western models of rights, which, while substantial, often fall short in addressing the complexities of political community and the pervasive nature of human suffering.
With insightful case studies on pivotal events such as the Tiananmen Square massacre, the tumultuous history of East Timor, and the plight of indigenous Australians, this book offers a refreshing perspective. It challenges readers to think about rights not merely as a one-way message but as an intricate dialogue concerning the relationship between political institutions and suffering.
This innovative addition to the discourse will resonate with students and scholars in international politics, political theory, and conflict resolution. *Human Rights and the Borders of Suffering* is essential for anyone dedicated to advancing human rights while grappling with the spectrum of injury we inflict and endure together.
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: 9780719063930. Year: 2010. Publisher: Manchester 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: 9780719063930
Year: 2010
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Description:
This book, newly available in paperback, argues for greater openness in the ways we approach human rights and international rights promotion, and in so doing brings some new understanding to old debates. Starting with the realities of abuse rather than the liberal architecture of rights, it casts human rights as a language for probing the political dimensions of suffering. Seen in this context, the predominant Western models of rights generate a substantial but also problematic and not always emancipatory array of practices. These models are far from answering the questions about the nature of political community that are raised by the systemic infliction of suffering. Rather than a simple message from 'us' to 'them', then, rights promotion is a long and difficult conversation about the relationship between political organisations and suffering.
Three case studies are explored - the Tiananmen Square massacre, East Timor's violent modern history and the circumstances of indigenous Australians. The purpose of these discussions is not to elaborate on a new theory of rights, but to work towards rights practices that are more responsive to the spectrum of injury that we inflict and endure.
The book is a valuable and innovative contribution to rights debates for students of international politics, political theory, and conflict resolution, as well as for those engaged in the pursuit of human rights. -- .
With insightful case studies on pivotal events such as the Tiananmen Square massacre, the tumultuous history of East Timor, and the plight of indigenous Australians, this book offers a refreshing perspective. It challenges readers to think about rights not merely as a one-way message but as an intricate dialogue concerning the relationship between political institutions and suffering.
This innovative addition to the discourse will resonate with students and scholars in international politics, political theory, and conflict resolution. *Human Rights and the Borders of Suffering* is essential for anyone dedicated to advancing human rights while grappling with the spectrum of injury we inflict and endure together.
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: 9780719063930. Year: 2010. Publisher: Manchester 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: 9780719063930
Year: 2010
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Description:
This book, newly available in paperback, argues for greater openness in the ways we approach human rights and international rights promotion, and in so doing brings some new understanding to old debates. Starting with the realities of abuse rather than the liberal architecture of rights, it casts human rights as a language for probing the political dimensions of suffering. Seen in this context, the predominant Western models of rights generate a substantial but also problematic and not always emancipatory array of practices. These models are far from answering the questions about the nature of political community that are raised by the systemic infliction of suffering. Rather than a simple message from 'us' to 'them', then, rights promotion is a long and difficult conversation about the relationship between political organisations and suffering.
Three case studies are explored - the Tiananmen Square massacre, East Timor's violent modern history and the circumstances of indigenous Australians. The purpose of these discussions is not to elaborate on a new theory of rights, but to work towards rights practices that are more responsive to the spectrum of injury that we inflict and endure.
The book is a valuable and innovative contribution to rights debates for students of international politics, political theory, and conflict resolution, as well as for those engaged in the pursuit of human rights. -- .