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The History of Human Rights: From Ancient Times to the Globalization Era
Micheline R. Ishay
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Description for The History of Human Rights: From Ancient Times to the Globalization Era
Paperback. Recounts the struggle for human rights across the ages and synthesizes historical and intellectual developments since the Mesopotamian Codes of Hammurabi. This book chronicles the clash of social movements, ideas, and armies that have played a part in this struggle, and illustrates how the history of human rights has evolved. Num Pages: 480 pages, 8 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBT; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 30. Weight in Grams: 650. From Ancient Times to the Globalization Era. 480 pages, Illustrations. Recounts the struggle for human rights across the ages and synthesizes historical and intellectual developments since the Mesopotamian Codes of Hammurabi. This book chronicles the clash of social movements, ideas, and armies that have played a part in this struggle, and illustrates how the history of human rights has evolved. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBT; JPVH. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 30. Weight: 644.
Micheline Ishay recounts the dramatic struggle for human rights across the ages in a book that brilliantly synthesizes historical and intellectual developments from the Mesopotamian Codes of Hammurabi to today's era of globalization. As she chronicles the clash of social movements, ideas, and armies that have played a part in this struggle, Ishay illustrates how the history of human rights has evolved from one era to the next through texts, cultural traditions, and creative expression. Writing with verve and extraordinary range, she develops a framework for understanding contemporary issues from the debate over globalization to the intervention in Kosovo to ... Read more
Micheline Ishay recounts the dramatic struggle for human rights across the ages in a book that brilliantly synthesizes historical and intellectual developments from the Mesopotamian Codes of Hammurabi to today's era of globalization. As she chronicles the clash of social movements, ideas, and armies that have played a part in this struggle, Ishay illustrates how the history of human rights has evolved from one era to the next through texts, cultural traditions, and creative expression. Writing with verve and extraordinary range, she develops a framework for understanding contemporary issues from the debate over globalization to the intervention in Kosovo to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520256415
SKU
V9780520256415
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About Micheline R. Ishay
Micheline R. Ishay is Professor and Director of the International Human Rights Program at the University of Denver, author of Internationalism and Its Betrayal, and editor of The Human Rights Reader.
Reviews for The History of Human Rights: From Ancient Times to the Globalization Era
This is an important book for those who focus on human rights in history.
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