
Human Rights
Michael Freeman(Author)
Polity Press
Published on 10. February 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-5095-4604-6 (ISBN)
Description
Human Rights, now in its fourth edition, is an introductory text that is both innovative and challenging. Its unique interdisciplinary approach invites students to think imaginatively and rigorously about one of the most important and influential political concepts of our time.
Tracing the history of the concept, the book shows that there are fundamental tensions between legal, philosophical and social-scientific approaches to human rights. This analysis throws light on some of the most controversial issues in the field: What are the causes of human rights-violations? Is the idea of universal human rights consistent with respect for cultural difference? Are we living in a 'post human rights' world?
Thoroughly revised and updated, the new edition engages with recent developments, including the Trump and Biden presidencies, colonial legacies, neoliberalism, conflict in Syria, Yemen and Myanmar, the Covid-19 pandemic, new technologies, and the supposed crisis of liberal democracy. Widely admired and assigned for its clarity and comprehensiveness, this book remains a 'go-to' text for students in the social sciences, as well as students of human-rights law who want an introduction to the non-legal aspects of their subject.
Tracing the history of the concept, the book shows that there are fundamental tensions between legal, philosophical and social-scientific approaches to human rights. This analysis throws light on some of the most controversial issues in the field: What are the causes of human rights-violations? Is the idea of universal human rights consistent with respect for cultural difference? Are we living in a 'post human rights' world?
Thoroughly revised and updated, the new edition engages with recent developments, including the Trump and Biden presidencies, colonial legacies, neoliberalism, conflict in Syria, Yemen and Myanmar, the Covid-19 pandemic, new technologies, and the supposed crisis of liberal democracy. Widely admired and assigned for its clarity and comprehensiveness, this book remains a 'go-to' text for students in the social sciences, as well as students of human-rights law who want an introduction to the non-legal aspects of their subject.
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Series
Edition
4th Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
337 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5095-4604-6 (9781509546046)
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Michael Freeman
Human Rights
Book
05/2017
3rd Edition
Polity Press
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Person
Michael Freeman is Emeritus Professor of Government at the University of Essex.
Content
Preface to the Fourth Edition
1 Introduction: Thinking about Human Rights
2 Origins: The Rise and Fall of Natural Rights
3 After 1945: The New Age of Rights
4 Theories of Human Rights
5 Human Rights and Social Science
6 The Politics of Human Rights
7 Globalization, Development and Poverty: Economics and Human Rights
8 Universality, Diversity and Difference: Culture and Human Rights
9 Conclusion: Utopians, Endtimers, Slow Borers
References
1 Introduction: Thinking about Human Rights
2 Origins: The Rise and Fall of Natural Rights
3 After 1945: The New Age of Rights
4 Theories of Human Rights
5 Human Rights and Social Science
6 The Politics of Human Rights
7 Globalization, Development and Poverty: Economics and Human Rights
8 Universality, Diversity and Difference: Culture and Human Rights
9 Conclusion: Utopians, Endtimers, Slow Borers
References