Women, Culture, and Development: A Study of Human Capabilities
by Martha C. Nussbaum, Jonathan Glover (Editor)
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This volume combines philosophical inquiry with economic concerns regarding women's equality in the developing world. Adopting Amartya Sen's capability framework, international contributors tackle issues of cultural relativism vs. cultural imperialism and local tradition vs. universalist critical judgement.Tags
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Martha C. Nussbaum is the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics, appointed in the Philosophy Department and the Law School of the University of Chicago. She gave the 2017 Jefferson Lecture for the National Endowment for the Humanities and won the 2016 Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy, which is regarded as the most show more prestigious award available in fields not eligible for a Nobel. Most recently, she was awarded the 2018 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture. She has written more than twenty-two books. show less
Jonathan Glover is director of the Centre of Medical Law and Ethics at King's College, London. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- 305.42 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social group - Age, Gender, Ethnicity Women Social role and status of women
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- HQ1236 .W6377 — Social sciences The family. Marriage, Women and Sexuality The Family. Marriage. Women Women. Feminism
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