{"product_id":"the-politics-of-human-rights-paperback","title":"The Politics of Human Rights - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThe Belgrade Circle\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eObrad Savic\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJean Baudrillard\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Belgrade Circle\u003c\/b\u003e, a non-governmental organization, was founded in February 1992 by a group of independent and dissident intellectuals. It gained an international reputation through its courageous struggle against the nationalism, xenophobia and politics of war which spread dramatically through Serbian society during the collapse of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia between 1992 and 1999. Among many other activities it has published more than forty books, including titles by Jacques Derrida, Jürgen Habermas and Charles Taylor. It also publishes regular editions of the \u003ci\u003eBelgrade Circle Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eObrad Savic\u003c\/b\u003e teaches History of Social Sciences at the University of Belgrade. He is editor-in-chief of the \u003ci\u003eBelgrade Circle Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and author and editor of numerous collections. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean Baudrillard\u003c\/b\u003e (1929-2007) began teaching sociology at the Université de Paris-X in 1966. He retired from academia in 1987 to write books and travel until his death in 2007. His many works include \u003ci\u003eSimulations and Simulacra\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Crime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe System of Objects\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePasswords\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Transparency of Evil\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit of Terrorism\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFragments\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNoam Chomsky\u003c\/b\u003e is Institute Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Power and the New Mandarins\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Manufacturing Consent \u003c\/i\u003e(with Ed Herman), \u003ci\u003e Deterring Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Year 501\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e World Orders Old and New\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Powers and Prospects\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Profit over People\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The New Military Humanism \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Rogue States\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Dews\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Essex. He has published widely on contemporary French and German thought, and is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Limits of Disenchantment\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerry Eagleton\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Cultural Theory and John Rylands Fellow, University of Manchester. His other books include \u003ci\u003eIdeology\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Function of Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHeathcliff and the Great Hunger\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAgainst the Grain\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWalter Benjamin\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eCriticism and Ideology\u003c\/i\u003e, all from Verso. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony Giddens\u003c\/b\u003e is a world-renowned social theorist who has written over thirty scholarly works, including \u003ci\u003eRunaway World\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written on just about every major topic in sociology and is known for his work on modernization theory and globalization.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 370\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42107875360903,"sku":"9781859843734","price":34.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/da711357b0c19a3e5d061d4f9716dd02.webp?v=1732460539","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-politics-of-human-rights-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}