Human rights : an interdisciplinary approach / Michael Freeman.

Author/creator Freeman, Michael, 1936-
Format Book
Edition2nd ed.
Publication InfoCambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2011.
Descriptionxi, 241 pages ; 22 cm.
Subjects

SeriesKey concepts series
Key concepts (Polity Press) ^A510772
Contents Introduction: thinking about human rights -- Origins : the rise and fall of natural rights -- After 1945 : the new age of rights -- Theories of human rights -- The role of the social sciences -- Universality, diversity and difference : culture and human rights -- The politics of human rights -- Globalization, development and poverty : economics and human rights -- Human rights in the twenty-first century.
Summary Introducing readers to the theory and practice of human rights, this text emphasises how the experiences of the victims of human rights violations are related to legal, philosophical and social-scientific approaches to human rights.
Local noteLittle-355920--305131058256$
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [212]-234) and index.
LCCN 2011453909
ISBN9780745639659 (hbk.)
ISBN0745639658 (hbk.)
ISBN9780745639666 (pbk.)
ISBN0745639666 (pbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks JC571 .F675 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold