951843

9780815717966

Human Rights in Africa Cross-Cultural Perspectives

Human Rights in Africa Cross-Cultural Perspectives
$24.18
$3.95 Shipping
List Price
$46.95
Discount
48% Off
You Save
$22.77

  • Condition: Good
  • Provider: Open Books
  • Provider Rating:
    95%
  • Ships From: Chicago, IL
  • Shipping: Standard, Expedited
  • Comments: Ex-library book with usual stamps and stickers. Text is unmarked.

seal  
  • ISBN-13: 9780815717966
  • ISBN: 0815717962
  • Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

AUTHOR

An-Na'im, Abdullahi A., Deng, Francis M

SUMMARY

This powerful volume challenges the conventional view that the concept of human rights is peculiar to the West and, therefore, inherently alien to the non-Western traditions of third world countries. This book demonstrates that there is a contextual legitimacy for the concept of human rights. Virginia A. Leary and Jack Donnelly discuss the Western cultural origins of international human rights; David Little, Bassam Tibi, and Ann Elizabeth Mayer explore Christian and Islamic perspectives on human rights; Rhoda E. Howard, Claude E. Welch, Jr., and James C. N. Paul examine human rights in the context of the African nation-state; Kwasi Wiredu, James Silk, and Francis M. Deng offer African cultural perspectives; and Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im and Richard D. Schwartz discuss prospects for a cross-cultural approach to human rights.An-Na'im, Abdullahi A. is the author of 'Human Rights in Africa Cross-Cultural Perspectives' with ISBN 9780815717966 and ISBN 0815717962.

[read more]

Questions about purchases?

You can find lots of answers to common customer questions in our FAQs

View a detailed breakdown of our shipping prices

Learn about our return policy

Still need help? Feel free to contact us

View college textbooks by subject
and top textbooks for college

The ValoreBooks Guarantee

The ValoreBooks Guarantee

With our dedicated customer support team, you can rest easy knowing that we're doing everything we can to save you time, money, and stress.