| Description |
ix, 268 pages 24 cm |
| Series |
New critical theory |
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New critical theory.
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| Contents |
Introduction : new critical theory : taking rights, democracy, and identity politics seriously -- 1. Human rights and differends : the fragmentation of reason and identity in the (post)modern age -- Pt. I. Identity -- 2. White man's burden? : ethnicity and race in the era of identity politics -- 3. Identity politics and the law : reflections on disability -- Pt. II. Deliberative democracy -- 4. Democracy and racial identity : reconsidering representation -- 5. Democracy and the rule of law : differends and crises in postliberal capitalism -- Pt. III. Rights -- 6. Toward a pragmatist and perfectionist theory of rights -- 7. Human rights and international justice -- Concluding remarks : achieving global harmony through transformative dialogue |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-255) and index |
| Subject |
Human rights.
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Democracy.
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Group identity.
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Identity politics.
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| LC no. |
2003020461 |
| ISBN |
0742533476 cloth alkaline paper |
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0742533484 paperback alkaline paper |
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