Inventing Human Rights : A History by Lynn Hunt (2008, Paperback)

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How 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.

Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
323.09
Illustrated
Yes
Copyright Date
2008
Author
Lynn Hunt
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Lc Classification Number
Jc585.H89 2008
Publication Date
2008-04-17
Reviews
"Elegant... Intriguing, IF Not Audacious... Hunt Is an Astute Historian.", "Fast-paced, provocative, and ultimately optimistic. Declarations, she writes, are not empty words but transformative; they make us want to become the people they claim we are.", "A Provocative and Engaging History of the Political Impact of Human Rights.", "This is a wonderful story of the emergence and development of the powerful idea of human rights, written by one of the leading historians of our time.", "Rich, Elegant, and Persuasive.", "As Americans begin to hold their leaders accountable for the mistakes made in the war against terror, this book ought to serve as a guide to thinking about one of the most serious mistakes of all, the belief that America can win that war by revoking the Declaration that brought the nation into being."