BOOK REVIEW....
HUMAN RIGHTS, GENDER AND THE ENVIRONMENT
by MANISHA PRIYAM, KRISHNA MENON, AND MADHULIKA BANERJEE.
Published by LONGMAN DELHI.
Pages 290. Price Rs 195.
This book is a compilation of essays on three topics namely Human rights, Gender and Environment. It is a text book typed edition mainly for students undergoing degree or post graduation in social science subjects.
The first section of the book ie,Human Rights provids details about its Meaning, Various laws related with human rights including Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, Institutions for human rights protection, Human rights issues of the marginalised groups, and Human rights movements in India.
The second part is on Gender. It discusses about Patriarchy and its impacts, Masculine and Feminine culture, Women in devolopement, Various issues related with the women participation in Development, Laws of Women rights, and Women's movements in India.
In the third section on Environment, the main essays are Sustainable development and its various dimentions. UNEP and its conferences, Pollution and related issues, Politics of Environment , and Environmental movements in India.
The book help us to understand three contemporary issues of the society.The first two sections are appeared to be more comprehensive than the third. The problems related with the depletion of natural resources, the challenges of globalisation and consumeristic tendencies, displacements related with major projects, new ideas of development etc. must be discussed in detail...
--Suresh babu.
HUMAN RIGHTS, GENDER AND THE ENVIRONMENT
by MANISHA PRIYAM, KRISHNA MENON, AND MADHULIKA BANERJEE.
Published by LONGMAN DELHI.
Pages 290. Price Rs 195.
This book is a compilation of essays on three topics namely Human rights, Gender and Environment. It is a text book typed edition mainly for students undergoing degree or post graduation in social science subjects.
The first section of the book ie,Human Rights provids details about its Meaning, Various laws related with human rights including Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, Institutions for human rights protection, Human rights issues of the marginalised groups, and Human rights movements in India.
The second part is on Gender. It discusses about Patriarchy and its impacts, Masculine and Feminine culture, Women in devolopement, Various issues related with the women participation in Development, Laws of Women rights, and Women's movements in India.
In the third section on Environment, the main essays are Sustainable development and its various dimentions. UNEP and its conferences, Pollution and related issues, Politics of Environment , and Environmental movements in India.
The book help us to understand three contemporary issues of the society.The first two sections are appeared to be more comprehensive than the third. The problems related with the depletion of natural resources, the challenges of globalisation and consumeristic tendencies, displacements related with major projects, new ideas of development etc. must be discussed in detail...
--Suresh babu.
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