The future of democracy and human rights: An overview

Futures

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 839-859

  Sardar, Ziauddin ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL APPROPRIATENESS; DEMOCRACY; HUMAN RIGHTS; POLITICAL CHANGE;

EID: 0030422983     PISSN: 00163287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-3287(96)00046-8     Document Type: Article

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