Globalizing rights : the Oxford Amnesty lectures 1999 / edited by Matthew J. Gibney.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gibney, Matthew J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil rights.

Human rights.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

ix, 271 pages ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Summary:

This book, based on the prestigious Oxford Amnesty Lecture series, investigates the relationship between globalization and human rights. The contributors come to the subject from a wide range of disciplines and perspectives, and include Noam Chomsky, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Homi Bhaba, Susan George, and Joseph Stiglitz, with introductions and commentaries by Richard Rorty, Alan Ryan, Charles Taylor and others.

Contents:

1. Globalizing Rights? / Susan George 15

Response to George / Michael B. Likosky 34

2. 'Recovering Rights': A Crooked Path / Noam Chomsky 45

Response to Chomsky / Alan Ryan 81

3. Food Rights, Free Trade, and Fascism / Vandana Shiva 87

Response to Shiva / Yogi Sikand 109

4. On Liberty, the Right to Know, and Public Discourse: The Role of Transparency in Public Life / Joseph E. Stiglitz 115

Response to Stiglitz / B. S. Chimni 157

5. On Writing Rights / Homi K. Bhabha 162

Response to Bhabha / Charles Taylor 184

6. Citizens of the World / K. Anthony Appiah 189

Response to Appiah / Richard Rorty 233.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-262) and index.

ISBN:

0192803050

OCLC:

50333996