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The human rights reader :

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0203941004

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0415951593

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0415951607

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9780203941003

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9780415951593

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9780415951609

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b713641

Title Proper

The human rights reader :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

major political essays, speeches, and documents from ancient times to the present /

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by Micheline R. Ishay.

Edition Statement

2nd ed.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Routledge,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2007.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xxviii, 559 pages ;

Dimensions

26 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

Preface -- Introduction: Human rights: historical and contemporary controversies / by Micheline R. Ishay -- Part I: The origins: secular, Asian, and monotheistic traditions -- Liberty, tolerance, and codes of justice -- Social and economic justice -- Justice, war and peace -- Justice for whom? -- Part II: The legacy of liberalism and the Enlightenment -- Liberal visions of human rights -- How to promote a liberal conception of human rights -- Human rights for whom? -- Part III: The socialist contribution and the industrial age -- Challenging the liberal vision of rights -- How to promote a socialist perspective of human rights -- Human rights for whom? -- Part IV: The right to self-determination and the imperial age -- On the national question -- Part V: Human rights in the era of globalization -- Redefining rights in the new millennium -- Human rights for whom? Cultural and group rights versus universalism -- How to promote human rights -- Part VI: Human rights and legal documents: a brief historical narrative -- Documents.

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Text of Note

'The Human Rights Reader' explores the changing concept and practice of human rights through the writings of religious humanists, major legal documents, political speeches, and key theoretical approaches. This second edition contains new sections on globalisation and the war on terrorism.

Title

Human rights reader.

Human rights-- History, Sources.

Human rights-- History, Sources.

Human rights.

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Edition

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Book number

Ishay, Micheline.

Date of Transaction

20201208040026.0

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[Book]

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