Human rights in Asian cultures, continuity, and change
Subtitle: a regional report in support of the UN decade for human rights education
By: editors, Jefferson R. Plantilla and Sebasti L. Raj.
Contributors: Plantilla, Jefferson R.; Raj, Sebasti L.; HURIGHTS OSAKA
Publisher: HURIGHTS OSAKA
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Osaka
Language: eng
Number of pages: 374
Subjects: Human rights -- Asia.
Description: This book presents an overview of the cultural character of several countries in Asia, identifies some significant cultural values, analyzes their relationship to human rights, examines the existing legal bases of this relationship, assesses the current efforts of several governments to educate the people about human rights in the context of cultural values, and explores ways and means of introducing or strengthening human rights education. (text based on the book's blurb)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.