Human Rights and Asian Values: Contesting National Identities and Cultural Representations in Asia

The Asian challenge to the universality of human rights has sparked off intense debate. This volume takes a clear stand for universal rights, both theoretically and empirically, by analysing social and political processes in a number of East and Southeast Asian countries. On the national arenas, Asian values are linked to the struggle between authoritarian and democratic forces, which both tend to convey stereotyped images of the 'west', but with reversed meanings.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Bruun, Ole
Published: 10/26/2000
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780700712120
Pages: 330
Weight: 1.42lbs
Size: 9.46h x 6.34w x 1.17d