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100 1 _aNash, Kate,
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245 1 4 _aThe political sociology of human rights /
_cKate Nash.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2015.
300 _ax, 224 pages ;
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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490 0 _aKey topics in sociology
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 193-214) and index.
505 8 _aMachine generated contents note: 1. The social construction of human rights; 2. (A) human rights movement(s) and other organisations; 3. States of human rights; 4. The United Nations: not a world state; 5. Humanising capitalism; 6. Women's rights are human rights; 7. Do migrants have rights?; 8. What works? Paradoxes in the human rights field.
520 _a"The language of human rights is the most prominent 'people-centred' language of global justice today. This textbook looks at how human rights are constructed at local, national, international and transnational levels and considers commonalities and differences around the world. Through discussions of key debates in the interdisciplinary study of human rights, the book develops its themes by considering examples of human rights advocacy in international organisations, national states and local grassroots movements. Case studies relating to specific organisations and institutions illustrate how human rights are being used to address structural injustices: imperialist geopolitics, authoritarianism and corruption, inequalities created by 'freeing' markets, dangers faced by transnational migrants as a result of the securitization of borders, and violence against women"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aHuman rights
_xSocial aspects.
650 0 _aPolitical sociology.
650 7 _aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.
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