1.

Record Nr.

UNISA990005455340203316

Autore

GODELIER, Maurice

Titolo

La moneta di sale : economia e società primitive / Maurice Godelier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milano Lampugnani Nigri Editore, 1970

Descrizione fisica

XXX, 71 p. ; 19 cm.

Disciplina

332.49

Soggetti

Moneta - Popoli primitivi

Economia - Popoli primitivi

Collocazione

300 332.49 GOD

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910954739203321

Titolo

Debating human rights : critical essays from the United States and Asia / / edited by Peter Van Ness ; with contributions by Nikhil Aziz. [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999

ISBN

1-134-66741-8

1-134-66742-6

1-280-32559-3

0-585-46041-8

0-203-20203-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Collana

Asia's transformations

Altri autori (Persone)

Van NessPeter

AzizNikhil

Disciplina

323

323.44095

Soggetti

Human rights

Human rights - Asia

United States Foreign relations Asia

Asia Foreign relations United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese



Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; From human rights to human dignity; The human rights debate in an era of globalization: hegemony of discourse; Asia as a fount of universal human rights; An Asian perspective on human rights and freedom of the press; East meets West: human rights in Hong Kong; Developmentalism and China's human rights policy; Human rights as identities: difference and discrimination in Taiwan's China policy; Reinventing international law: women's rights as human rights in the international community

From Vienna to Beijing: women's human rights activism and the human rights communityHuman rights and development aid: Japan after the ODA Charter; Human rights problems and current Sino-American relations; From judge to participant: the United States as champion of human rights; Conclusion; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Human rights debates can provoke strong reactions, particularly among people of different cultural backgrounds. The debate over Asian values and the use of human rights diplomacy are the most obvious manifestations of divisions between Asia and the West and reflect particular world views and historical legacies.In this new book, scholars from the United States and several Asian countries debate fundamental issues such as 'Asian values', 'peaceful evolution' and cultural imperialism. Provocative and challenging essays analyse the debate between East and West, presenting critical perspective