The Community of Rights
Title | The Community of Rights PDF eBook |
Author | Alan Gewirth |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 404 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780226288819 |
The Community of Rights provides a detailed explication of the fundamental rights of agency as derived from a single rationally justified principle of morality and develops the contents of economic and social rights as a basic part of human rights. A critical alternative to both "liberal" and "communitarian" views, this authoritative work will command the attention of anyone engaged in the debate over social and economic justice.
Human Rights in the World Community
Title | Human Rights in the World Community PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Pierre Claude |
Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
Pages | 484 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9780812213966 |
Less Than a Roar
The Quest for Community
Title | The Quest for Community PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Nisbet |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 370 |
Release | 2023-03-28 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1684516366 |
One of the leading thinkers to emerge in the postwar conservative intellectual revival was the sociologist Robert Nisbet. His book The Quest for Community, published in 1953, stands as one of the most persuasive accounts of the dilemmas confronting modern society. Nearly a half century before Robert Putnam documented the atomization of society in Bowling Alone, Nisbet argued that the rise of the powerful modern state had eroded the sources of community—the family, the neighborhood, the church, the guild. Alienation and loneliness inevitably resulted. But as the traditional ties that bind fell away, the human impulse toward community led people to turn even more to the government itself, allowing statism—even totalitarianism—to flourish. This edition of Nisbet’s magnum opus features a brilliant introduction by New York Times columnist Ross Douthat and three critical essays. Published at a time when our communal life has only grown weaker and when many Americans display cultish enthusiasm for a charismatic president, this new edition of The Quest for Community shows that Nisbet’s insights are as relevant today as ever.
Human Rights in Commonwealth Africa
Title | Human Rights in Commonwealth Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 276 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9780847674336 |
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Spirit Of Community
Title | Spirit Of Community PDF eBook |
Author | Amitai Etzioni |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 1994-05-24 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0671885243 |
Explains how Americans need to develop or restore a sense of community in order to reconstruct society.
Community and Collective Rights
Title | Community and Collective Rights PDF eBook |
Author | Dwight Newman |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 2011-07-13 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 1847317782 |
This book presents an argument for the existence of moral rights held by groups and a resulting account of how to reconcile group rights with individual rights and with the rights of other groups. Throughout, the author shows applications to actual legal and political controversies, thus tying the normative theory to actual legal practice. The author presents collective moral rights as an underlying normative explanation for various legal norms protecting group rights in domestic and international legal contexts. Examples at issue include rights held by indigenous peoples, by trade unions, and by religious and cultural minority groups. The account also bears on contemporary discussions of multiculturalism and recognition, on debates about reasonable accommodation of minority communities, and on claims for third generation human rights. The book will thus be relevant both to theorists and to legal and human rights practitioners interested in related areas.
The Handbook of Community Practice
Title | The Handbook of Community Practice PDF eBook |
Author | Marie Weil |
Publisher | SAGE |
Pages | 968 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1412987857 |
Encompassing community development, organizing, planning, & social change, as well as globalisation, this book is grounded in participatory & empowerment practice. The 36 chapters assess practice, theory & research methods.