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The Attack on Human Rights
Author(s)
Ignatieff, Michael
Abstract
Discusses debate over the universality of human rights, as to whether their adoption forces Western values on other cultures and societies; as challenged by resurgent Islam, Western postmodernism, and East Asia; defends their basis of individualism.
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102-116
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Foreign Affairs
VolumeNo
80
PubDate
2001
ISBN_ISSN
0015-7120
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