Against difference and diversity in social work: The case of human rights

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 307-316

  Webb, Stephen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Badiou; Diversity; Human rights; Postmodernism; Social work

Indexed keywords

EID: 67549124862     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: 14682397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2009.00659.x     Document Type: Article

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