TY - BOOK ID - 77904515 TI - Debating human rights AU - Van Ness, Peter AU - Aziz, Nikhil PY - 1999 SN - 1134667426 1280325593 0585460418 0203202031 9780585460413 9780203202036 9780415185066 0415185068 9780415185073 0415185076 0415185068 0415185076 9786610325597 6610325596 9781134667376 9781134667413 9781134667420 1134667418 PB - London New York Routledge DB - UniCat KW - Human rights. KW - Human rights KW - Basic rights KW - Civil rights (International law) KW - Rights, Human KW - Rights of man KW - Human security KW - Transitional justice KW - Truth commissions KW - Law and legislation KW - United States KW - Asia KW - Foreign relations KW - Human Rights KW - Human rights - Asia KW - United States - Foreign relations UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77904515 AB - Human rights debates can provoke strong reactions, particularly among people of different cultural backgrounds. The debate over Asian values and the use of human rights diplomacy are the most obvious manifestations of divisions between Asia and the West and reflect particular world views and historical legacies.In this new book, scholars from the United States and several Asian countries debate fundamental issues such as 'Asian values', 'peaceful evolution' and cultural imperialism. Provocative and challenging essays analyse the debate between East and West, presenting critical perspective ER -