Name: The Politics of Human Rights
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Author: Jean Baudrillard
ISBN: 9781859843734

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Year

2002

Language

English

Pages

320

Format

Paperback

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22.6 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm

Weight

0.50 kg.

ISBN

9781859843734

ISBN13

9781859843734

Synopsis "The Politics of Human Rights "

This volume sets out to describe the political and philosophical underpinnings of the idea of human rights by bringing together a collection of original essays by a group of highly distinguished theorists. Recognizing that Western insistence on the universality of the concept of human rights can also function as a diplomatic cover for post-colonial interventions, it insists that the campaign for human rights must take into account the varied social and economic environments in different nation states that affect the ways such demands can be implemented. This campaign is most effective when demonstrating international solidarity with those whose basic rights are jeopardized or denied.

Jean Baudrillard

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Jean Baudrillard was a French sociologist, philosopher, and essayist, known for his critical analysis of mass culture, consumption, and media. His work falls within philosophical and sociological essays, with a provocative and speculative style that has widely influenced contemporary thought. A professor at the University of Paris X Nanterre, he was a key figure in postmodernism and simulation theory.

Among his most important works are Simulacra and Simulation (1981), The Transparency of Evil (1990), The Perfect Crime (1995), and The Total Screen (1996). He was the sole author of these texts, which have become benchmarks for understanding cultural transformations in the age of media and virtuality.

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