Rethinking Human Rights for the New Millennium by A. Fields (English) Paperback

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This book invites people to think more deeply about human rights in an attempt to overcome many of the traditional arguments in the human rights literature. Belden Fields argues that human rights should be reconceptualized to combine philosophical, historical, and empirical-practical dimensions.

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This work invites people to think more deeply about human rights in an attempt to overcome many of the traditional arguments in the human rights literature. Belden Fields argues that human rights should be reconceptualized to combine philosophical, historical and empirical practical dimensions. The best way to understand human rights is not as a set of universal abstractions but rather as a set of past and ongoing social practices rooted in the claims and struggles of peoples against what they consider to be political, economic or social domination. Fields aptly shows how a people's fight for recognition is often closely tied to rights claims and that these connections to identify can help bridge the gulf between universalistic and cultural relativistic arguments in the human rights debate.

Notes

A. Belden Fields is the author of "Student Politics in France: A Study of the Union Nationale des Etudiants de France" (1970) and "Trotskyism and Maoism: Theory and Practice in France and the United States" (1988).

Author Biography

A. BELDEN FIELDS is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Professor Fields is the author of Student Politics in France: A Study of the Union Nationale des Etudiants de France (1970) and Trotskyism and Maoism: Theory and Practice in France and the United States (1988). He is also the author or co-author of several articles, chapters and reviews.

Table of Contents

Introduction The Birth of the Human Rights Idea and Its Detractors Some Twentieth Century Reflections of Human Rights A Holistic Approach to Human Rights The Holders and Violators of Human Rights Toward a Political Economy of Human Rights The Modern State and Human Rights

Review

'This is a provocative book...suitable for advanced students and specialists...highly recommended.' - D. P. Forsythe, Choice

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A. Belden Fields is the author of "Student Politics in France: A Study of the Union Nationale des Etudiants de France" (1970) and "Trotskyism and Maoism: Theory and Practice in France and the United States" (1988).

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'This is a provocative book...suitable for advanced students and specialists...highly recommended.' - D. P. Forsythe, Choice

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A. Belden Fields invites people to think more deeply about human rights in this book in an attempt to overcome many of the traditional arguments in the human rights literature. He argues that human rights should be reconceptualized in a holistic way to combine philosophical, historical, and empirical-practical dimensions. Human rights are viewed not as a set of universal abstractions but rather as a set of past and ongoing social practices rooted in the claims and struggles of peoples against what they consider to be political, economic, or social domination. By aptly showing how a people's fight for recognition is often closely tied to rights claims, Fields argues that these connections to identity can help bridge the gulf between universalistic and cultural relativistic arguments in the human rights debate.

Details ISBN1403960623 Short Title RETHINKING HUMAN RIGHTS FOR TH Language English ISBN-10 1403960623 ISBN-13 9781403960627 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 323 Year 2003 Imprint Palgrave Macmillan Place of Publication Gordonsville Country of Publication United States Birth 1950 Edition Description 2003 Pages 260 Edition 2003rd DOI 10.1604/9781403960627 AU Release Date 2003-02-06 NZ Release Date 2003-02-06 US Release Date 2003-02-06 UK Release Date 2003-02-06 Illustrations IX, 260 p. Author A. Fields Publisher Palgrave USA Publication Date 2003-02-06 Alternative 9781403960610 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this

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