Vulnerability And Human Rights - Bryan S. Turner

The Mass Violence Of The Twentieth Centurys Two World Warsfollowed More Recently By Decentralized And Privatized Warfare, Manifested In Terrorism, Ethnic Cleansing, And Other Localized Forms Of Killinghas Led To A Heightened Awareness Of Human Beings Vulnerability And The Precarious Nature Of The Institutions They Create To Protect Themselves From Violence And Exploitation. This Vulnerability, Something Humans Share Amid The Diversity Of Cultural Beliefs And Values That Mark Their Differences, Provides Solid Ground On Which To Construct A Framework Of Human Rights.bryan Turner Undertakes This Task Here, Developing A Sociology Of Rights From A Sociology Of The Human Body. His Blending Of Empirical Research With Normative Analysis Constitutes An Important Step Forward For The Discipline Of Sociology.