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The Journal of Value Inquiry
Published in: The Journal of Value Inquiry 2/2016

05-10-2014 | Book Review

Juha Räikkä, Social Justice in Practice

Switzerland: Springer, 2014. ISBN 978-3-319-04633-4 £72.00 pb.

Author: Holly Lawford-Smith

Published in: The Journal of Value Inquiry | Issue 2/2016

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Imagine yourself standing on the edge of a canyon, marveling at the terrain below, wondering about all the sights currently obscured from your view, and lamenting that you just don’t have time to commit to the steep descent in and long trek across, which would give you a perspective from right up close. Being handed Juha Räikkä’s new book Social Justice in Practice is like being told there’s a flying fox you can take: the canyon is applied political theory, and the flying fox allows the reader to see many different issues, at some speed, and always with the wider context in view. Tuck your loose items of clothing away in your bags, and hop on. …
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Metadata
Title
Juha Räikkä, Social Justice in Practice
Switzerland: Springer, 2014. ISBN 978-3-319-04633-4 £72.00 pb.
Author
Holly Lawford-Smith
Publication date
05-10-2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
The Journal of Value Inquiry / Issue 2/2016
Print ISSN: 0022-5363
Electronic ISSN: 1573-0492
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10790-014-9453-x

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