Orit Kamir

Betraying Dignity

The Toxic Seduction of Social Media, Shaming, and Radicalization

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Betraying Dignity claims that contemporary distress causes individuals and nations around the world to abandon the dignity-based culture of human rights, and embrace new manifestations of honor-based cultures, like extreme nationalism, Jihad, and shaming. This book distinguishes dignity as a way of fortifying the culture of human rights.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 493g
• ISBN-13: 9781683932031
• ISBN-10: 168393203X
• Artikelnr.: 57130802

Autorenporträt

Orit Kamir is founder and academic head of the Center for Human Dignity in Israel, and has taught law and culture studies at universities in Israel, the United States, and Europe.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Introduction: Why Worry about Dignity, Honor, and Values
One Escape from Dignity to Honor: An Overview Two The Honor Game Three
Divine Human Glory: In the Image of God Four The Concept of Dignity That
Underlies Human Rights Five Respect: The Value of Our Singularity Six
Escape from Dignity and Respect Bibliography About the Author Index About
the Author