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The Discourse of Human Rights in China

Historical and Ideological Perspectives

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  • © 1999

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  1. Robert Weatherley
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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Robert Weatherley
    Pages 1-12

  3. Human Rights in Western Liberal Thinking

    • Robert Weatherley
    Pages 13-36

  4. Rights, Human Rights and Chinese Confucianism

    • Robert Weatherley
    Pages 37-64

  5. The Discourse of Rights in Late Qing and Republican China

    • Robert Weatherley
    Pages 65-82

  6. Marx, Marxism and Rights

    • Robert Weatherley
    Pages 83-100

  7. Rights Thinking in the People’s Republic of China

    • Robert Weatherley
    Pages 101-131

  8. New Departures in Chinese Thinking on Human Rights

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    Pages 132-149

  9. Conclusion

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    Pages 150-157

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 158-185
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Examines the contentious subject of human rights in China. However, in contrast to the majority of the literature which focuses on alleged Chinese abuses of human rights, the author examines the emergence and evolution of a Chinese conception of rights, paying attention to the impact of Confucianism, Republicanism and Marxism on this conception.

About the author

ROBERT WEATHERLEY was a researcher and teacher of Chinese politics at the University of Newcastle from 1993-97. He is currently training to become a commercial lawyer and intends to work exclusively in East Asia.

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