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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Carol Devine; Carol Rae Hansen; Ralph Wilde; Hilary Poole; et al |
| ISBN: | 157356205X 9781573562058 |
| OCLC Number: | 41002830 |
| Description: | viii, 311 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Contents: | Pt. 1. Human Rights before 1948. Ch. 1. A History of Human Rights Theory -- Pt. 2. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Ch. 2. An Overview of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Ch. 3. An Analysis of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- Pt. 3. The Contemporary Human Rights Movement. Ch. 4. An Overview of the Human Rights Movement. Ch. 5. Governmental Organizations. Ch. 6. Nongovernmental Organizations. Ch. 7. Human Rights Activists -- Pt. 4. Contemporary Human Rights Issues. Ch. 8. Contemporary Human Rights Issues -- App. 2. United Nations Documents. |
| Responsibility: | Carol Devine, Carol Rae Hansen, Ralph Wilde ... [et al.]. ; edited by Hilary Poole. |
Abstract:
"This volume is divided into four sections; the first 'traces the evolution of our modern concept of human rights' beginning with the ancient Greeks and continuing through World War II to the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. Part two is a thorough examination of this historical document, article by article. Part three provides a detailed overview of the contemporary human-rights movememt....The final section consists of short essays on 33 of the most pressing human-rights issues for today." SLJ For a fuller review see: Booklist, Oct. 5, 1999.
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