{"product_id":"the-meanings-of-rights-the-philosophy-and-social-theory-of-human-rights-paperback-9781107679597","title":"The Meanings of Rights; The Philosophy and Social Theory of Human Rights (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107679597","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Meanings of Rights\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Philosophy and Social Theory of Human Rights\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLeading intellectuals examine the theory of rights from philosophical, theological, historical, literary and political perspectives.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCostas Douzinas (Edited by), Conor Gearty (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107679597, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 May 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e368 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.49 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'In this wide-ranging, thoughtful collection, distinguished scholars across several disciplines shed new light on the familiar topic of human rights by exploring the ambiguities and tensions that structure their social meanings and political implications. The book makes a distinctive and valuable contribution to the field; it should be widely read.' Nicola Lacey, FBA, School Professor of Law, Gender and Social Policy, London School of Economics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDoes the apparent victory, universality and ubiquity of the idea of rights indicate that such rights have transcended all conflicts of interests and moved beyond the presumption that it is the clash of ideas that drives culture? Or has the rhetorical triumph of rights not been replicated in reality? The contributors to this book answer these questions in the context of an increasing wealth gap between the metropolitan elites and the rest, a chasm in income and chances between the rich and the poor, and walls which divide the comfortable middle classes from the 'underclass'. Why do these inequalities persist in our supposed human rights-abiding societies? In seeking to address the foundations, genealogies, meaning and impact of rights, this book captures some of the energy, breadth, power and paradoxes that make deployment of the language of human rights such an essential but changeable part of so many of our contemporary discourses.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction Conor Gearty and Costas Douzinas\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Finding Foundations: 1. On human rights: two simple remarks Jean-Luc Nancy (translated by Gilbert Leung)\u003cbr\u003e 2. Human rights: the necessary quest for foundations Conor Gearty\u003cbr\u003e 3. Against human rights: liberty in the western tradition John Milbank\u003cbr\u003e 4. Religious faith and human rights Rowan Williams\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Law, Rights and Revolution: 5. Philosophy and the right to resistance Costas Douzinas\u003cbr\u003e 6. On a radical politics for human rights Illan Rua Wall\u003cbr\u003e 7. Fanon today Drucilla Cornell\u003cbr\u003e 8. Race and the value of the human Paul Gilroy\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Rights, Justice, Politics: 9. From 'human rights' to 'life rights' Walter D. Mignolo\u003cbr\u003e 10. Democracy, human rights and cosmopolitanism: an agonistic approach Chantal Mouffe\u003cbr\u003e 11. Plural cosmopolitanisms and the origins of human rights Samuel Moyn\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Rights and Power: 12. Second-generation rights as biopolitical rights Pheng Cheah\u003cbr\u003e 13. History, normativity, and rights Paul Patton\u003cbr\u003e 14. 'All of us without exception': Sartre, Rancière, and the cause of the Other Bruce Robbins\u003cbr\u003e 15. However incompletely, human Joseph R. Slaughter\u003cbr\u003e 16. Welcome to the 'spiritual kingdom of animals' Slavoj Žižek.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Human rights [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Human rights\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Human%20rights%20%5BJPVH%5D%22\"\u003eJPVH\u003c\/a\u003e], Political science \u0026amp; theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political science \u0026amp; theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20science%20\u0026amp;%20theory%20%5BJPA%5D%22\"\u003eJPA\u003c\/a\u003e], Social theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20theory%20%5BJHBA%5D%22\"\u003eJHBA\u003c\/a\u003e], Social \u0026amp; political philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; political philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20political%20philosophy%20%5BHPS%5D%22\"\u003eHPS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002495455512,"sku":"9781107679597","price":29.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107679597i_5f5a8d45-e6da-424f-b9ac-c897a0701d93.jpg?v=1694507572","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-meanings-of-rights-the-philosophy-and-social-theory-of-human-rights-paperback-9781107679597","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}