Seemingly there is no political debate which doesn't devolve into an argument over rights. For centuries a cornerstone of liberal theory, rights claims have become so over-used as to blur cases of real abuse. In this original and provocative study, Dagger argues for a republican liberalism that, while celebrating the liberal heritage of autonomy and rights, solidly places these within social relations and obligations, which while ubiquitous, are often obscured and forgotten.
| ISBN: | 9780195106343 |
| Publication date: | 4th September 1997 |
| Author: | Richard Professor of Political Science, Professor of Political Science, Arizona State University Dagger |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 272 pages |
| Series: | Oxford Political Theory |
| Genres: |
Political science and theory Human rights, civil rights Social and cultural history |