Inventing Human Rights: A History

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
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Author: Lynn Hunt ISBN: 9780393069723
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: April 17, 2008
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: Lynn Hunt
ISBN: 9780393069723
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: April 17, 2008
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

“A tour de force.”—Gordon S. Wood, New York Times Book Review

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.

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“A tour de force.”—Gordon S. Wood, New York Times Book Review

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.

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