Isbn: 9788124604298 - human rights: as a western concept (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. pp. viii + 103.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. New. Contents 1. Introduction. 2. Is the notion of human rights a western concept/Raimundo Panikkar. 3. A response/Arvind Sharma. 4. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index. Whether the discourse on human rights constitutes an authentically universal discourse or merely western discourse masquerading as such is an issue which has persisted ever since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in 1948 and shows no signs of letting up. This book presents an in depth exploration of this issue in a novel format by presenting a celebrated piece on this issue by Raimundo Panikkar with a detailed response to it by Arvind Sharma thereby laying bare several key dimensions of the debate which may otherwise escape notice. 104 pp.…