The Immutable Laws of Mankind: The Struggle For Universal Human Rights
Alastair Davidson
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Hardback. Universal human rights are often won from a hostile majority by outsiders. This provocative new book contextualizes their historical development, and contests their Anglo-Saxon origins in an informative thesis that will arouse controversy and debate. Num Pages: 522 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 992.
The key question for the history of universal human rights is why it took so long for them to become established as law. The main theme of this book is that the attainment of universal human rights required heroic struggle, first by individuals and then by ever-increasing numbers of people who supported those views against the major historical trends. Universal human rights are won from a hostile majority by outsiders. The chapters in the book describe the milestones in that struggle. The history presented in this book shows that, in most places at most times, even today, for concrete material ... Read more
The key question for the history of universal human rights is why it took so long for them to become established as law. The main theme of this book is that the attainment of universal human rights required heroic struggle, first by individuals and then by ever-increasing numbers of people who supported those views against the major historical trends. Universal human rights are won from a hostile majority by outsiders. The chapters in the book describe the milestones in that struggle. The history presented in this book shows that, in most places at most times, even today, for concrete material ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
522
Condition
New
Number of Pages
522
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400741829
SKU
V9789400741829
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