Cosmopolitanism: Ideals and Realities

by David Held

Book Overview

This book sets out the case for a cosmopolitan approach to contemporary global politics. It presents a systematic theory of cosmopolitanism, explicating its core principles and justifications, and examines the role many of these principles have played in the development of global politics, such as framing the human rights regime. The framework is then used to address some of the most pressing issues of our time: the crisis of financial markets, climate...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745648355
• ISBN13: 9780745648354
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"