The Evolution of International Human Rights: Visions Seen (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights) - Softcover

Lauren, Paul Gordon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0812215214 ISBN 13: 9780812215212

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1998

Synopsis

Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Book for 1999 Using the theme of visions seen by those who dreamed of what might be, Lauren explores the dramatic transformation of a world patterned by centuries of traditional structures of authority, gender abuse, racial prejudice, class divisions and slavery, colonial empires, and claims of national sovereignty into a global community that now boldly proclaims that the way governments treat their own people is a matter of international concern-and sets the goal of human rights "for all peoples and all nations." Lauren makes clear the truly universal nature of this movement by drawing into his discussion people and cultures in every quadrant of the globe. In this regard, the book offers particularly remarkable revelations and insights when analyzing the impact of wars and revolutions, non-Western nations, struggles against sexism and racism, liberation movements and decolonization, nongovernmental organizations, and the courage and determination of countless numbers of common men and women who have contributed to the evolution of international human rights.

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About the Author

Paul Gordon Lauren is Regents Professor at the University of Montana. He is the author of a number of books, including Power and Prejudice. He has lectured widely and delivered invited addresses, at the Smithsonian Institution and the United Nations, on the subject of human rights.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0812215214
• ISBN 13: 9780812215212
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416