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Index
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Preface to the 2008 Edition
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Definition, the Argument, and Six Historical Controversies
Structure
1. Early Ethical Contributions to Human Rights
Religious and Secular Notions of Universalism
Liberty: The Origins of Tolerance
Equality: Early Notions of Economic and Social Justice
How to Promote Justice?
Fraternity, or Human Rights for Whom?
2. Human Rights and the Enlightenment: The Development of a Liberal and Secular Perspective on Human Rights
From Ancient Civilizations to the Rise of the West
Freedom of Religion and Opinion
The Right to Life
The Right to Private Property
The State and Just-War Theory
Human Rights for Whom?
3. Human Rights and the Industrial Age: The Development of a Socialist Perspective on Human Rights
The Industrial Age
Challenging the Liberal Vision of Rights
Universal Suffrage, Economic and Social Rights
Challenging Capitalism and the State
Human Rights for Whom?
4. The World Wars: The Institutionalization of International Rights and the Right to Self-Determination
The End of Empires
The Right to Self-Determination
Institutionalizing Human Rights
Human Rights for Whom?
5. Globalization and Its Impact on Human Rights
Globalization and Protest Movements
Defining Rights in the Era of Globalization
After September 11: Security versus Human Rights
Human Rights for Whom?
6. Promoting Human Rights in the Twenty-first Century: The Changing Arena of Struggle
Medievalism and the Absence of Civil Society
The Emergence of Civil Society during the Enlightenment
The Expansion of Civil Society in the Industrial Age
The Anti-Colonial Struggle
The Globalization of Civil Society? Or an Assault on the Private Realm?
Appendix: A Chronology of Events and Writings Related to Human Rights
Notes
References
Index
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