This book argues that there is an important connection between ethical
resistance to British imperialism and the ethical discovery of gay
rights. It examines the roots of liberal resistance in Britain and
resistance to patriarchy in the USA, showing the importance of
fighting the demands of patriarchal manhood and womanhood to
countering imperialism. Advocates of feminism and gay rights are key
because they resist the gender binary's role in rationalizing sexism
and homophobia. The connection between the rise of gay rights and the
fall of empire illuminates questions of the meaning of democracy and
universal human rights as shared human values that have appeared since
World War II. The book casts doubt on the thesis that arguments for
gay rights must be extrinsic to democracy and reflect Western values.
To the contrary, gay rights arise from within liberal democracy, and
its critics polemically use such opposition to cover and rationalize
their own failures of democracy.
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ISBN
9781107065925
Publisert
2013
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Cambridge University Press
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Digital bok
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