The Story of Human Rights

The Story of Human Rights

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Publisher's Synopsis

How did the culture of human rights develop? How did different schools of thought influence the legal documents and measures over the centuries? Was the French Revolution truly the turning point for human rights? This book analyses these fundamental questions and outlines the history of human rights from the 18th century to the present day. It captures in one lucid source the essential aspects of the subject and is both an introduction to the arguments, and the key to in-depth study of the concepts and principles. While pushing the traditional boundaries between philosophical histories of rights and legal ones, Flores provides an objective approach to the modern-day, westernised concept, and expands it to analyze the contributions from African, Asian and Islamic cultures.

Book information

ISBN: 9781899999491
Publisher: Kingston University Press
Imprint: Kingston University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 323.09
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 320
Weight: 480g
Height: 235mm
Width: 157mm
Spine width: 18mm