{"product_id":"rightlessness-in-an-age-of-rights-hannah-arendt-and-the-contemporary-struggles-of-migrants-9780199370429","title":"Rightlessness in an Age of Rights: Hannah Arendt and the Contemporary Struggles of Migrants","description":"There have been remarkable developments in the field of human rights in the past few decades. Still, millions of asylum-seekers, refugees, and undocumented immigrants continue to find it challenging to access human rights. In this book, Ayten Gündogdu builds on Hannah Arendt's analysis of\u003cbr\u003estatelessness and argues that these challenges reveal the perplexities of human rights. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHuman rights promise equal personhood regardless of citizenship status, yet their existing formulations are tied to the principle of territorial sovereignty. This situation leaves various categories of migrants in a condition of rightlessness, with a very precarious legal, political, and human\u003cbr\u003estanding. Gündogdu examines this problem in the context of immigration detention, deportation, and refugee camps. Critical of the existing system of human rights without seeing it as a dead end, she argues for the need to pay closer attention to the political practices of migrants who challenge\u003cbr\u003etheir condition of rightlessness and propose new understandings of human rights. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat arises from this critical reflection on human rights is also a novel reading of Arendt, one that offers refreshing insights into various dimensions of her political thought, including her account of the human condition, the social question, and the right to have rights. \u003cem\u003eRightlessness in an\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAge of Rights\u003c\/em\u003e is a valuable addition to the literature on Hannah Arendt and a vital way of rethinking human rights as they relate to contemporary issues of immigration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ayten Gündogdu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199370429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAyten Gündogdu is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Barnard College-Columbia University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40422154535027,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":78.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b7117c6e-4260-4792-bdec-23b8de8d49e4.jpg?v=1662471638","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/rightlessness-in-an-age-of-rights-hannah-arendt-and-the-contemporary-struggles-of-migrants-9780199370429","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}