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UNINA9910458751203321 |
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Autore |
Chandra Muzaffar <1947-> |
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Titolo |
Rights, religion, and reform : enhancing human dignity through spiritual and moral transformation / / Chandra Muzaffar |
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Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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©2002 |
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0-7007-1648-3 |
1-315-87071-1 |
1-317-97352-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (384 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Islam and humanism |
Human rights - Religious aspects - Islam |
Civil rights - Religious aspects - Islam |
Human rights - Moral and ethical aspects |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half Title; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; From Human Rights to Human Dignity; 1 An integrated approach to human rights; 2 Development and democracy in Asia; 3 Transforming rights: five challenges for the Asia-Pacific; 4 Judging Asia: assessing human rights conditionality; 5 UN High Commissioner for human rights; 6 Rethinking human rights: a philosophical debate; The Essence of Religion; 7 A spiritual vision of the human being; 8 A worldview for environmental salvation; 9 The Soviet Union and the denial of God |
10 Religious conflict in Asia11 Religiosity on the rampage; spirituality in slumber; 12 Islam: justice and politics; 13 Judiciary and justice; 14 Islamic movements and social change; 15 Islamisation of state and society; 16 Reflections on the Shariah; 17 Hudud: central to Islam?; 18 Iqbal and the challenge of reform; The Challenge of Reform; 19 The welfare state: the quest for an alternative; 20 The economic crisis; 21 |
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Establishing a fully moral and ethical society; 22 Civil society in Malaysia; 23 Accommodation and acceptance of non-Muslim communities |
24 Islam and Confucianism: ethnic relations in Malaysia25 Conclusion: the remembrance of God; Index |
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This book discusses issues concerning human rights and religion. Is a more integrated approach to human rights desirable - an approach that transcends the individual-centred orientation of civil and political liberties of the dominant centres of power in the West? How can religious thought contribute to an integrated notion of human rights and human dignity? What sort of transformation should religion itself undergo in order to enable it to come to grips with contemporary challenges? Related to this is a larger question: How can universal spiritual and moral values help to shape politics, the |
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UNINA9910697091503321 |
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Autore |
Aloise Gene |
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Combating nuclear smuggling [[electronic resource] ] : recent testing raises issues about the potential effectiveness of advanced radiation detection portal monitors : testimony before the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Committee on Science and Technology, House of Representatives / / statement of Gene Aloise |
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[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2009] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (9 pages) |
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Testimony ; ; GAO-10-252T |
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Radioactive substances - Detection - Equipment and supplies - Testing |
Smuggling - United States - Prevention |
Nuclear terrorism - United States - Prevention |
Radiation warning systems |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Title from PDF title screen (GAO, viewed Mar. 10, 2010). |
"For release ... November 17, 2009." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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