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The Rights Revolution (CBC Massey Lecture)

Title : The Rights Revolution (CBC Massey Lecture)
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Rating : 4.74 (560 Votes)
Asin : 0887847625
Format Type : paperback
Number of Pages : 192 Pages
Publish Date : 2017-06-04
Language : English

"Thought Provoking but Frustrating" according to grapemanca. The Rights Revolution is a thought-provoking book, and a praiseworthy attempt to confront the issues of national unity, individual identity and multiculturalism. Nevertheless, it is so riven with contradictions and concessions that it’s sometimes hard to pin down what Michael Ignatieff actually believes.Ignatieff’s book is an effort to define a conception of civic nationalism based on a theory of human rights. As such, it builds on past books like Blood and Belonging. Ignatieff discusses rights in a particularly Canadian context: his theory of human rights attempts to strike a mult. "Ignatieff doesn't know what he is talking about" according to Tony Kondaks. Ignatieff writes:"(Quebec) entered the federation on the strict understanding that its distinguishing features would receive special protection in the new federal government of Canada."Quite true.However, what seems to always be overlooked when the special constitutional arrangements made for Quebec are brought up is that, equally importantly, there were special arrangements for its minority population. Part of the "deal" that is Confederation is that if the newly created provincial legislature of Quebec was to ever violate the rights and freedoms of individuals or the minority community of Qu

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. His books include Blood and Belonging; Virtual War: Kosovo and Beyond; Isaiah Berlin: A Life and the Booker-shortlisted novel Scar Tissue. Michael Ignatieff is the director of the Carr Center of Human Rights Policy at Harvard University

The long-standing fights for aboriginal rights, the linguistic heritage of French-speaking Canadians, and same-sex marriage have steered the country into a full-blown rights revolution” one that is being watched carefully around the world. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Canada. Are group rights jeopardizing individual rights? When everyone asserts his or her rights, what happens to collective responsibility? Can families survive and prosper when each member has rights? Is rights language empowering individuals while weakening community? These essays, taken from Michael Ignatieff's famous Massey Lectures, addresses these questions and more, arguing passionately for the Canadian approach to rights that emphasizes deliberation rather than confrontation, compromise rather than violence. Since the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, human rights have become the dominant language of the public good around the globe. In a new afterword, the author explores Canada’s political achievements and distinctive stance on rights, and offers penetrating commentary on more recent world events.

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