Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 260 g
Reihe: Oxford Amnesty Lectures
The Oxford Amnesty Lectures 2003
Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 260 g
Reihe: Oxford Amnesty Lectures
ISBN: 978-0-19-280708-3
Verlag: OUP Oxford
In this book, based on the internationally renowned Oxford Amnesty Lectures, eight leading urban thinkers argue about why divisions arise in cities and about what could and should be done to bring those divisions to an end. The book features essays by Patrick Declerck, Stuart Hall, David Harvey, Richard Rogers, Patricia Williams, and James Wolfensohn, with commentaries from Peter Hall, Michael Likosky, and others. The many contemporary issues that the book addresses include the impact of
globalization and migration on the urban environment, the consequences of the 'war on terror' for those living in cities, the new development paradigm being adopted by international institutions in the developing world, the need for a genuine urban renaissance in Britain and elsewhere, and the suffering of
the homeless.
These controversial and sometimes conflicting essays, linked by Richard Scholar's incisive introduction, aim to encourage and inform debate about the challenges to human rights in our increasingly urban world.
Zielgruppe
Students and specialists in the fields of urban geography and architecture, development economics, law, political theory, sociology, and psychoanalysis, human rights and development. Supporters of Amnesty International.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
- Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationale Menschen- und Minderheitenrechte, Kinderrechte
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie