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The Politics of Human Rights: A Global Perspective
Contributor(s): Evans, Tony (Author)
ISBN: 0745323731     ISBN-13: 9780745323732
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
OUR PRICE:   $34.15  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 2005
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Annotation: This is a new edition of this popular introduction to the politics of human rights.Tony Evans argues that the state's central role in protecting and promoting rights has been severely weakened under globalization and that as a consequence human rights are becoming less attainable.


As the value of the market grows, the value of individual human rights decreases. The author departs from traditional interpretations of human rights by focusing on the political economy of human rights rather than on the philosophical or legal aspects. He analyses how issues related to globalization, such as the environment, population movement patterns and free trade impact on individual human rights. In conclusion, he argues that the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and other major treaties must be renegotiated to take globalization into account.

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy
- Political Science | International Relations - General
- Political Science | Human Rights
Dewey: 323
LCCN: 2005616778
Series: Human Security in the Global Economy (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.49" H x 5.42" W x 8.52" (0.60 lbs) 176 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
In the past, violations of human rights were commonly portrayed as atrocities perpetrated by tyrannical dictatorships. Today, the images of torture at Abu Ghraib gaol, and the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, put the lie to this assumption. State violations of human rights have a global reach. This new edition of Tony Evan's introduction to the politics of human rights examines the impact globalization is having on human rights worldwide. He argues that the state's role in protecting and promoting rights has been severely weakened under globalization - and that the emerging global order may be a cause of many human rights violations. As the value of the market grows, the value of individual human rights decreases. Tony Evans departs from traditional interpretations of human rights by focusing on the political economy of human rights, rather than on the philosophical or legal aspects. He analyses how issues related to globalization, such as the environment, population movement patterns and free trade impact on individual human rights. Rejecting liberal assumptions about globalization, Evans argues that human rights continue to be determined by hierarchies of knowledge and power.