The human rights debate in an era of globalization: Hegemony of discourse

Debating Human Rights: Critical essays from the United States and Asia

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 32-55

  Aziz, Nikhil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

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EID: 85134907427     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203202036-6     Document Type: Chapter

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