Human Rights in Translation - Intercultural Pathways (Hardcover)

This volume reflects on what happens when the idea and practice of universal human rights cross the cultural borders between different communities of knowledge. Although such rights are usually presumed to be founded on certain globally shared beliefs, the norms and values of many cultures are often incommensurable with these "universal" principles, and hence the need to translate and "vernacularize" them. Any law that would successfully institutionalize them must frame human rights in a way that defers to the historically constituted cultural capital of the society in which it is to function. The essays in this book seek to illuminate different cognitive contexts that produce different meanings of rights, identify spaces of intercultural crossings where differences can coexist, and offer usable narratives and metaphors that could help mediate between distinct cultures. They show that the path forward does not lead through a unified theory of human rights that can be applied globally, nor through mere repackaging of rights in a more understandable language. What is needed is a deep understanding of the process of intercultural dialogue, the cultural "grammar" involved in relationships of difference.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2018
Editors:	Michal Jan Rozbicki
Contributors:	Shazia Ahmad • Elizabeth Blake • Marcella Ferri • Hisako Matsuo • Jeffrey A Redding • Mario Ricca • Michal Jan Rozbicki • Rachel Santon • Tommaso Sbriccoli
Dimensions:	231 x 159 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	252
ISBN-13:	978-1-4985-8141-7
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > History > World history > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4985-8141-2
Barcode:	9781498581417

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