The Discourse of Human Rights in China

Historical and Ideological Perspectives

  • Authors
  • Robert Weatherley
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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction
    Robert Weatherley
    Pages 1-12
  3. Human Rights in Western Liberal Thinking
    Robert Weatherley
    Pages 13-36
  4. Rights, Human Rights and Chinese Confucianism
    Robert Weatherley
    Pages 37-64
  5. The Discourse of Rights in Late Qing and Republican China
    Robert Weatherley
    Pages 65-82
  6. Marx, Marxism and Rights
    Robert Weatherley
    Pages 83-100
  7. Rights Thinking in the People’s Republic of China
    Robert Weatherley
    Pages 101-131
  8. New Departures in Chinese Thinking on Human Rights
    Robert Weatherley
    Pages 132-149
  9. Conclusion
    Robert Weatherley
    Pages 150-157
  10. Back Matter
    Pages 158-185
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About this book

Introduction

Examines the contentious subject of human rights in China. However, in contrast to the majority of the literature which focuses on alleged Chinese abuses of human rights, the author examines the emergence and evolution of a Chinese conception of rights, paying attention to the impact of Confucianism, Republicanism and Marxism on this conception.

Keywords

attention China evolution human rights Karl Marx Marx marxism People''s Republic

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