The honor code : how moral revolutions happen /
Kwame Anthony Appiah.
- 1st ed.
- New York : W.W. Norton, c2010.
- xix, 264 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- The duel dies -- Freeing Chinese feet -- Suppressing Atlantic slavery -- Wars against women -- Lessons and legacies.
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.
9780393071627 (hc) 0393071626 (hc)
2010019086
GBB078230 bnb
015588990 Uk
Social change--History. Social change--Moral and ethical aspects. Honor--Social aspects--History. Social ethics.