Inventing human rights : a history / Lynn Hunt.

Author/creator Hunt, Lynn, 1945-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : W.W. Norton & Co., ©2007.
Description272 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents "Torrents of emotion" : reading novels and imagining equality -- "Bone of their bone" : abolishing torture -- "They have set a great example" : declaring rights -- "There will be no end of it" : the consequences of declaring -- "The soft power of humanity" : why human rights failed, only to succeed in the long run.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [230]-260) and index.
LCCN 2006027599
ISBN9780393060959 (hardcover)
ISBN0393060950 (hardcover)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks JC585.H89 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold