Screen LibraryOwnership, authority, and self-determination
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Pennsylvania State University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | University Park, Pa.. |
| Publication Dates: | c2008. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | x, 219 p.: ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780271033983 (cloth : alk. paper) 0271033983 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | D562 |
| CLC: | D562 |
| Call Number: | D562/H498 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-212) and index. Thinking about authority -- International law -- The limits of ownership -- Ownership and social contract -- Duties to aid -- Authority without consent -- Deliberation and self-determination -- Culture and moral disagreement -- Ending colonialism. "Considers the contributions of philosophical theories of property rights, political obligation, and self-determination to our moral understanding of political control over geographical space. Focuses on American Indian and other indigenous claims to a separate political status, including potentially to full legal independence"--Provided by publisher. |