Debating human rights : critical essays from the United States and Asia / edited by Peter Van Ness ; with contributions by Nikhil Aziz. [et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Ness P Staff, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Van Ness, Peter.

Aziz, Nikhil.

Series:

Asia's transformations.

Asia's transformations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights.

Human rights--Asia.

United States--Foreign relations--Asia.

United States.

Asia--Foreign relations--United States.

Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Human rights debates can provoke strong reactions, particularly among people of different cultural backgrounds. The debate over Asian values and the use of human rights diplomacy are the most obvious manifestations of divisions between Asia and the West and reflect particular world views and historical legacies.In this new book, scholars from the United States and several Asian countries debate fundamental issues such as 'Asian values', 'peaceful evolution' and cultural imperialism. Provocative and challenging essays analyse the debate between East and West, presenting critical perspective

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; From human rights to human dignity; The human rights debate in an era of globalization: hegemony of discourse; Asia as a fount of universal human rights; An Asian perspective on human rights and freedom of the press; East meets West: human rights in Hong Kong; Developmentalism and China's human rights policy; Human rights as identities: difference and discrimination in Taiwan's China policy; Reinventing international law: women's rights as human rights in the international community

From Vienna to Beijing: women's human rights activism and the human rights communityHuman rights and development aid: Japan after the ODA Charter; Human rights problems and current Sino-American relations; From judge to participant: the United States as champion of human rights; Conclusion; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-66741-8

1-134-66742-6

1-280-32559-3

0-585-46041-8

0-203-20203-1

9780203202036

OCLC:

560124825