Rightlessness in an age of rights : Hannah Arendt and the contemporary struggles of migrants /

Rightlessness in an age of rights : Hannah Arendt and the contemporary struggles of migrants /

There have been remarkable developments in the field of human rights in the past few decades. Still, millions of asylum-seekers, refugees, and undocumented immigrants continue to find it challenging to access human rights. In this book, Ayten Gündogdu builds on Hannah Arendt's analysis of stat...

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Main Author: Gündoğdu, Ayten (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Arendt, Hannah, > 1906-1975 > Political and social views.
Human rights > Government policy.
Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
Emigration and immigration law.
Refugees > Legal status, laws, etc.
Illegal aliens.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Available via EBSCO eBook Collection
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : human rights across borders
  • Perplexities of human rights
  • Human rights as politics and anti-politics
  • Borders of personhood
  • Expulsion from politics and humanity
  • Declarations of a right to have rights
  • Conclusion : the struggle remains undecided.