The honor code
Subtitle: how moral revolutions happen
By: Kwame Anthony Appiah
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780393071627
Description: Intertwining philosophy and historical narrative, Appiah has created a remarkably dramatic work, which demonstrates that honor is the driving force in the struggle against man's inhumanity to man--and the foundation of democractic movements such as the emancipation of women, slaves, and the oppressed.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: The duel dies; title: Freeing Chinese feet; title: Suppressing Atlantic slavery; title: Wars against women; title: Lessons and legacies; title: Acknowledgments and sources.