Tensions of Modernity : Las Casas and His Legacy in the French Enlightenment.

Tensions of Modernity : Las Casas and His Legacy in the French Enlightenment.

Politics today is marked by tension between claims of universal human rights and diversity. From the war on terror to immigration, one of the major challenges facing liberalism is to understand the scope of equality in a world in which certain peoples are perceived to reject and/or violently resist...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brunstetter, Daniel R. R.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Series:Routledge innovations in political theory.
Subjects:
Casas, Bartolomé de las, > 1484-1566 > Influence.
Casas, Bartolomé de las, > 1484-1566.
Human rights > Philosophy > History.
Equality > Philosophy > History.
Other (Philosophy) > History.
Civilization, Modern > Philosophy.
Indians, Treatment of > Philosophy > History.
Indians > First contact with other peoples.
Difference (Philosophy)
Genocide > Philosophy.
Enlightenment > France.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Philosophie > Histoire.
Altérité > Histoire.
Peuples autochtones > Premiers contacts avec d'autres peuples.
Différence (Philosophie)
Siècle des Lumières > France.
Enlightenment.
Equality > Philosophy.
Human rights > Philosophy.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Other (Philosophy)
France.
History.

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