Inventing Human Rights: A History
by Lynn Hunt
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Author: Lynn HuntEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-04-21
ISBN: 0393331997
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: W. W. Norton
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Book Review: An the rest of the world? What kind of history is this?
Summary: 1 Stars
A very interesting topic, a very important issue, but defined through the eyes of a Cultural Historian that can not see further than her place of birth (the U.S.) or her academic interest (French history). Where is the discussion of the parts of the world that also discussed these issues? Where is Bartolome de Las Casas? Where is Costa Rica that abolished the death penaly in 1870? Why not to talk about the most extreme cases of Human Rights abuses, perpretrated by the French (Algeria) and the U.S. (Latin America, Vietnam)? A great topic is diminished by a square mind.
Summary of Inventing Human Rights: A History
"A tour de force."-Gordon S. Wood, New York Times Book ReviewHow were human rights invented, and how does their tumultuous history influence their perception and our ability to protect them today? From Professor Lynn Hunt comes this extraordinary cultural and intellectual history, which traces the roots of human rights to the rejection of torture as a means for finding the truth. She demonstrates how ideas of human relationships portrayed in novels and art helped spread these new ideals far and wide. Hunt also shows the continued relevance of human rights in today's world.
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