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The empowered self : law and society in the age of individualism / Thomas M. Franck.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Franck, Thomas M.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Individualism.
- Nationalism.
- Identity (Psychology).
- Group identity.
- Citizenship.
- Civil rights.
- Human rights.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 312 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
- Summary:
- This book examines the gradual emancipation of the individual in national and international law and the changing social attitudes towards personal choice in constituting identity. It demonstrates that this desire of persons for choice is not limited to Western industrial society but a historical development powered by such independent variables as urbanization, the communications revolution, education, and economic development.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0198298412
- OCLC:
- 42652542
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