The honor code : how moral revolutions happen / Kwame Anthony Appiah.
2010
HM836 .A67 2010 (Mapit)
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The honor code : how moral revolutions happen / Kwame Anthony Appiah.
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Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780393071627
0393071626
0393071626
Publication Details
New York : W.W. Norton, c2010.
Language
English
Description
xix, 264 p. ; 22 cm.
Call Number
HM836 .A67 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
303.48/409
Summary
Intertwining philosophy and historical narrative, Appiah has created a remarkably dramatic work, which demonstrates that honor is the driving force in the struggle against man's inhumanity to man--and the foundation of democractic movements such as the emancipation of women, slaves, and the oppressed.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Preface
The duel dies
Freeing Chinese feet
Suppressing Atlantic slavery
Wars against women
Lessons and legacies.
The duel dies
Freeing Chinese feet
Suppressing Atlantic slavery
Wars against women
Lessons and legacies.