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The history of human rights : from ancient times to the globalization era / Micheline R. Ishay.

By: Ishay, Micheline.
Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2008Edition: [New ed.].Description: xxiii, 450 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780520256415 (pbk.).Subject(s): Human rights -- HistoryDDC classification: 323.09
Contents:
Introduction : the definition, the argument, and six historical controversies structure -- Early ethical contributions to human rights -- Human rights and the Enlightenment : the development of a liberal and secular perspective on human rights -- Human rights and the Industrial Age : the development of a Socialist perspective on human rights -- The World Wars : the institutionalization of international rights and the right to self-determination -- Globalization and its impact on human rights -- Promoting human rights in the twenty-first century : the changing arena of struggle -- Appendix A: a chronology of events and writings related to human rights.
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Main Collection Taylor's Library-TU

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Main Collection Taylor's Library-TU

Floor 3, Shelf 5 , Side 1, TierNo 6, BayNo 3

 323.09 ISH (Browse shelf) 1 Available LAWxx,17002,03,AD|SLGxx,93608,03,AD 5000054643

Previous ed.: 2004.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-430) and index.

Introduction : the definition, the argument, and six historical controversies structure -- Early ethical contributions to human rights -- Human rights and the Enlightenment : the development of a liberal and secular perspective on human rights -- Human rights and the Industrial Age : the development of a Socialist perspective on human rights -- The World Wars : the institutionalization of international rights and the right to self-determination -- Globalization and its impact on human rights -- Promoting human rights in the twenty-first century : the changing arena of struggle -- Appendix A: a chronology of events and writings related to human rights.