Foucault's concept of power and the global discourse of human rights

Global Society

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 429-452

  Manokha, Ivan ^a  

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CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GLOBALIZATION; HUMAN RIGHTS; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POLITICAL POWER; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 70449109432     PISSN: 13600826     EISSN: 1469798X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600820903198792     Document Type: Article

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