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Human Rights Discourse in a Global Network : Books beyond Borders
by Lena Khor
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Overview
Rather than viewing human rights as an immutable and ill-defined entity, Khor argues for the recognition of human rights as a social construct comprised of language and language use. Her case studies of Doctors Without Borders, Paul Rusesabagina and Hotel Rwanda, and Michael Ondaatje's Anil's Ghost support a new theoretical framework based on a global discourse network of human rights that enables textual and human actors to increase their power as speaking subjects.
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- ISBN-13: 9781138268791
- ISBN-10: 1138268798
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publish Date: November 2016
- Dimensions: 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.64 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.95 pounds
- Page Count: 304
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