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245 _aHuman Rights in Asia /
_cedited by Thomas W. D. Davis, Brian Galligan.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aCheltenham, UK ;
_bEdward Elgar,
_cc2011.
_aNorthampton, MA, USA :
300 _axiii, 238 p. ;
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _a1. Human rights in Asia : institutions, norms and politics -- 2. Muslim debates on human rights and freedom of religion -- 3. International networks and human rights in Indonesia -- 4. Human rights discourse in post-Marcos Philippines -- 5. Political accountability and human rights in Singapore -- 6. Contesting human rights in Malaysia -- 7. Ambivalent about human rights : Thai democracy -- 8. The challenge for human rights in Cambodia -- 9. Human rights coalitions in Myanmar -- 10. The politics of human rights in India -- 11. China`s human rights in `the Asian century` -- 12. Human rights in Asia : comparative reflections.
520 _a"This book presents the work of a dozen scholars from Asia and Australasia and draws upon their knowledge of particular countries or aspects of the politics of rights that help in understanding rights in Asia. Most of the contributors participated in an international symposium held at the University of Melbourne in late 2009, with several who could not attend also contributing papers."-- P. xiii.
650 _aHuman rights
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650 _aCivil rights
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700 _aDavis, Thomas W. D.
700 _aGalligan, Brian,
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