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Publisher
University of Missouri Press
Language
English
Description
"Essays retrace the historical development of rights in the West, assessing the influence of Locke, Burke, and the authors of the Declaration of Independence to clarify the experience of rights within the Western tradition, showing that rights need to be rethought so that they may again truly serve the human good"--Provided by publisher.
Series
Significant issues volume 27, no. 5
Publisher
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"In a book that is at once passionate and provocative, Stephen Hopgood argues, against the conventional wisdom, that the idea of universal human rights has become not only ill adapted to current realities but also overambitious and unresponsive. A shift in the global balance of power away from the United States further undermines the foundations on which the global human rights regime is based. American decline exposes the contradictions, hypocrisies...
8) Human rights
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
An overview of human rights issues, including the historical basis for the movement to uphold human rights internationally, and a look at the state of civil, political, economic, and social rights today.
Author
Publisher
Polity
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The language of human rights has become the public vocabulary of our contemporary world. Ironically, as the political influence of human rights has grown, their philosophical justification has become ever more controversial. Building on a theory of discourse ethics and communicative rationality, this book addresses the politics and philosophy of human rights against the background of the broader social transformations that are shaping the modern world....
Author
Publisher
BenBella Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Society is broken. We can design our way to a better one. In our increasingly interconnected world, self-interest and social-interest are rapidly becoming indistinguishable. If the oceans die, if society fractures, or if global warming spirals out of control, personal success becomes meaningless. But our broken system incentivizes behavior that only makes these problems worse. If true human rights progress is to be achieved today, it is time we dig...
Author
Series
Publisher
Polity Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Lexile measure
1170L
Language
English
Description
Every generation inherits the problems created by the ones before them, but no generation will inherit as many problems--as many crises--as the current generation of young people. From the devastations of climate change to the horrors of gun violence, from rampant transphobia to the widening wealth gap, from the lack of health care to the lack of housing, the challenges facing the next generation can feel insurmountable. But change, even revolution,...