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1 online resource (192 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Continuum studies in citizenship
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Continuum studies in citizenship.
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| Note |
Originally published: 2002. |
| Summary |
Recent years have seen the development of a substantial literature on cosmopolitan political thought and the idea of world citizenship. In this book Derek Heater offers a concise and accessible survey of this complex debate. He aims both to interpret these concepts and to assist in their comprehension. Central to the organization of the book is Heater's claim that the notion of world citizenship remains weak unless it is able to stand alongside and be comparable to citizenship in its traditional state-embedded sense. Thus, the core chapters are arranged according to a basic breakdown of the ke. |
| Contents |
Preface; 1 Introduction; Significance; Interpretations; Disputes; 2 Historical Patterns; The Stoic Tradition; Classical Compatibilities; Concentric Circles; 3 Identity and Morality; The Issues of Identity and Morality; The Homogeneity of Humankind; Cosmopolitan Morality; 4 Law and Civil Rights; International Law; Human Rights; Cosmopolitan Law; 5 Social, Economic and Environmental Citizenship; Social and Economic Rights: Evolution; Social and Economic Rights: Essence; Environmental Citizenship; 6 Political Citizenship; Problems; Political Quasi-World Citizenship. |
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Proposed Developments7 Competence and Education; Requirements and Impediments; Schools'' Potential; Fostering Competence; Conclusion; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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World citizenship.
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World citizenship. |
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Internationalism.
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Internationalism. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Heater, Derek, 1931- World citizenship. New York ; London : Continuum, 2004 0826477542 (DLC) 2007295456 (OCoLC)56650259 |
| ISBN |
9781441111852 (electronic book) |
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1441111859 (electronic book) |
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1283202689 |
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9781283202688 |
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0826477542 |
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9780826477545 |
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