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Cultural Relativism in the Face of the West : The Plight of Women and Female Children /

Billet examines the debate between the uniform application of universal human rights and cultural relativism. Billet outlines the foundations and evolution of both schools of thought. The book also examines case studies that involve either women or children and are typically viewed by the West as vi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Billet, Bret L. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Subjects:
Political Science and International Relations.
Ethics.
International Relations.
Moral Philosophy.
Political Science.
Political Sociology.
Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights.
Human rights.
International relations.
Political science.
Political sociology.
Social justice.
Electronic books.
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Summary:Billet examines the debate between the uniform application of universal human rights and cultural relativism. Billet outlines the foundations and evolution of both schools of thought. The book also examines case studies that involve either women or children and are typically viewed by the West as violations of fundamental human rights.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XI, 227 pages)
ISBN:9781137119131
DOI:10.1007/978-1-137-11913-1