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Justice and the politics of difference /

Young, Iris Marion, 1949-

Justice and the politics of difference / Iris Marion Young. - Paperback reissue / with a new forword by Danielle Allen. - London Princeton University Press, c2011. - x, 286 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-275) and index.

Introduction
1. Displacing the distributive paradigm;
2. Five faces of oppression;
3. Insurgency and the welfare capitalist society;
4. The idea of impartiality and the civic public;
5. The scaling of bodies and the politics of identity;
6. Social movements and the politics of difference;
7. Affirmative action and the myth of merit;
8. City life and difference;
Epilogue: International justice.


9780691152622 (pbk. : acidfree paper) 0691152624 (pbk. : acidfree paper)

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Social justice.
Oppression (Psychology)
Cultural pluralism.
Political participation.
Social institutions.

JC578 / .Y68 2011

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