The challenge of human rights : origin, development, and significance / Jack Mahoney

By:

Mahoney, John

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: USA Blackwell c2007Description: x, 215 pages ; 23 cmISBN:

9781405152419

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DDC classification:

22 323 MAH

Review: "The Challenge of Human Rights traces the history of human rights theory from classical antiquity through the enlightenment to the modern human rights movement, and analyses the significance of human rights in today's increasingly globalized world. In this illuminating study, Jack Mahoney surveys and critiques the emerging awareness in history of human rights as an invaluable ethical resource; chronicles their growing recognition and acceptance in modern times; analyses their contents, details, and philosophical basis; and illustrates their relevance and significance today."--BOOK JACKET

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Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
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"The Challenge of Human Rights traces the history of human rights theory from classical antiquity through the enlightenment to the modern human rights movement, and analyses the significance of human rights in today's increasingly globalized world. In this illuminating study, Jack Mahoney surveys and critiques the emerging awareness in history of human rights as an invaluable ethical resource; chronicles their growing recognition and acceptance in modern times; analyses their contents, details, and philosophical basis; and illustrates their relevance and significance today."--BOOK JACKET

Includes bibliographical references (pages [191]-204) and index

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