Bøker av Andrew Fagan

Can universal human rights be reconciled with cultural differences? This textbook introduces the core issues for students and addresses them through an interdisciplinary analysis of key case studies. Throughout the book, a new philosophical framework gives as a model for combining universalism and difference in a single global vision.

In the post-9/11 world, governments are using the threat of terrorism to justify tightening national security and restricting basic human rights. This book addresses the implications of this trend, revealing human rights inequities from nation to nation and the consequences of these inequities worldwide.