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1 online resource (298 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
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 statelessness and argues that these challenges reveal the perplexities of human rights. Human rights promise equal personhood regardless of citizenship status, yet their existing formulations are tied to the principle of territorial sovereignty. This situation leaves various categories of migrants in a condition of "rightlessness," with a very precarious legal, political, and human standing. Gündogdu examines this problem in the context of immigration detention, deportation, and refugee camps. Critical of the existing system of human rights without seeing it as a dead end, she argues for the need to pay closer attention to the political practices of migrants who challenge their condition of rightlessness and propose new understandings of human rights. What arises from this critical reflection on human rights is also a novel reading of Arendt, one that offers refreshing insights into various dimensions of her political thought, including her account of the human condition, "the social question," and "the right to have rights." Rightlessness in an Age of Rights is a valuable addition to the literature on Hannah Arendt and a vital way of rethinking human rights as they relate to contemporary issues of immigration. |
| Local Note |
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Rider University Libraries acknowledges the biased and pejorative nature of the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) “Aliens” “Alien…” and "Illegal aliens" to refer to noncitizens and undocumented immigrants, respectively--and the harm it causes. While a change in terminology was approved by the Library of Congress in 2016, it was not enacted due to opposition by the 115th Congress (2017). As Rider University Libraries uses LCSH as its standard vocabulary, we are currently investigating how to best enact alternative terminology that will still ensure access to all materials on this topic. |
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Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975 -- Political and social views.
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Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975. |
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Political and social views. |
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Human rights -- Government policy.
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Human rights -- Government policy. |
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Human rights. |
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Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
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Emigration and immigration -- Government policy. |
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Emigration and immigration law.
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Emigration and immigration law. |
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Refugees -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Refugees -- Legal status, laws, etc. |
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Illegal immigration.
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Illegal immigration. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Human rights. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Gündogdu, Ayten. Rightlessness in an age of rights. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015] 9780199370412 (DLC) 2014015664 (OCoLC)878812956 |
| ISBN |
9780199370436 (electronic book) |
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0199370435 (electronic book) |
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9780199370443 |
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0199370443 |
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9780199370412 (hardback) |
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0199370419 (hardback) |
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9780199370429 (paperback) |
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0199370427 (paperback) |
| Standard No. |
40024460956 |
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