Human Rights, Power and Civic Action examines the interrelationship between struggles for human rights and the dynamics of power, focusing on situations of poverty and oppression in developing countries.
This book, first published in 1986, discusses the concept of personal autonomy in all its facets. It charts historically the discussion of the... Læs mere
A detailed case study of NATO during the Bosnian war, this book explores how the differing views and preferences among the Western... Læs mere
Case studies of Chinese workers in a variety of settings: state enterprises, urban collectives, domestic private enterprises and foreign funded enterprises, are examined through an analytical framework which lays out why labour rights violations have been occurring in China.
This collection of articles focuses on the Afro-Brazilian culture of the state of Bahia in northeastern Brazil and its linkage to politics during... Læs mere
This collection of essays by an international group of authors explores the ways in which law and legal institutions are used in countries coming to terms with... Læs mere
Through analysis of the social environment as well as their actions, this study reveals the complexity of early 20th century Korea's drive towards modernization.
This book examines the ways in which current controversies and political, legal, and social struggles for gender equality in Asia and Europe, raise conceptual questions and challenge our thinking on political theories of equality, citizenship and human rights.
This book examines collective responsibility in grave humanitarian crises, focusing on the international community's responsibility to take action in such cases as genocide or ethnic cleansing.
At the time of India's independence the Anglo-Indians outnumbered all British residents. Yet there has been little historical attention to the development of this mixed-race community, the problems which it faced and the questions which its rise posed to British authority.
Rights, Cultures, Subjects and Citizens questions the political logic of foregrounding cultural collectives in a world shaped by globalization and neoliberalization. This book was originally published as a special issue of Economy and Society.