| Inventing Human Rights: A History Contributor(s): Hunt, Lynn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393331997 ISBN-13: 9780393331998 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2008 Annotation: In this extraordinary work of cultural and intellectual history, Professor Hunt grounds the creation of human rights in the changes that authors brought to literature, the rejection of torture as a means of finding out truth, and the spread of empathy over the centuries. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Human Rights - History | Modern - 18th Century - Political Science | Civil Rights |
| Dewey: 323.09 |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.56" W x 8.32" (0.54 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - Modern |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 and how human rights continue to be contested today. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hunt, Lynn: - Lynn Hunt is Distinguished Research Professor at UCLA, former president of the American Historical Association, and author of numerous works, including Inventing Human Rights and Telling the Truth about History. She lives in Los Angeles. |