Inventing Human Rights: A History

Inventing Human Rights: A History
Lynn Hunt (Author)
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Human Rights

“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.

• Rank: #39290 in Books
• Published on: 2008-04-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.20" h x .70" w x 5.50" l, .48 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages