Defending Ideals

War, Democracy, and Political Struggles

Avucilla Cornell

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

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Beskrivning

In this book, Drucilla Cornell examines the crisis on the left and asks how we can turn back toward more left-wing ideals. She looks at the meaning of freedom through various lenses as well as the dissolution of feminism. She discusses and critiques such major thinkers as: Amartya Sen, Adorno, Martha Nussbaum, John Rawls, Richard Falk, and Paul Berman among others.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2004-08-14
Mått:152 x 229 x 9 mm
Vikt:310 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:170
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415948838

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Politik och statsskick inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Drucilla Cornell is Professor of Political Science, Women's Studies, and Comparative Literature at Rutgers University. She is also a playwright and the author, most recently, of Between Women and Generations: Legacies ofDignity (2002).

Innehållsförteckning

Preface: Why We Need Ideals1. Living and Dying in Iraq. Killing Talk and the Limits of Just War2. Worlds Apart. Perpetual Peace and Infinite War3. Variegated Visions of Humanity: John Rawls' The Law of Peoples4. Developing Human Capabilities5. Civilization, Progress, and Beyond6. Reconsidering Nationalisms. Feminism and Anti-Militariest Ideals7. Other Family Stories: The Politics and Ethics of Transnational AdoptionBibliography