Human rights discourse in a global network : books beyond borders /

Rather than viewing human rights as an immutable and ill-defined entity, Khor argues for the recognition of human rights as a social construct comprised of language and language use. Her case studies of Doctors Without Borders, Paul Rusesabagina and Hotel Rwanda, and Michael Ondaatje's Anil...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Khor, Lena
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Farnham, Surrey, England : Ashgate Pub. Company, [2013]
Temas:
Human rights.
Human rights > Cross-cultural studies.
Globalization.
Human Rights
Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Études transculturelles.
Mondialisation.
globalism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
Globalization
Human rights
Cross-cultural studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Human Rights Discourse and its Global Network
  • 2. Human Rights Survivors as Multitude: Paul Rusesabagina, Hotel Rwanda, and An Ordinary Man
  • 3. Human Rights Heroes/Humanitarian Saviors as Empire and Counter Empire: Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), its Nobel Peace Prize Lecture, and Doctorswithoutborders.org
  • 4. Literal and Literary Bystanders as Multitude and the Common: Michael Ondaatje, Anil's Ghost, and its Critical Reception.

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