The Human Rights Reader: Major Political Writings, Essays, Speeches, and Documents from the Bible to the PresentMicheline Ishay Psychology Press, 1997 - 518 Seiten In every age there have been voices speaking out against oppression, voices that refuse to be silenced and that, whether through peaceful reform or violent revolution, lead the way to the liberation and transformation of society. Today, from the International Women's conference, to Amnesty International and the debate over humanitarian intervention, global interest in human rights is strong and growing. This anthology provides the first comprehensive historical perspective on human rights, covering influential figures, ideals, movements, and strategies. The Human Rights Reader explores the changing concept and practice of human rights through the writings of religious humanists, classical and modern thinkers, major legal documents, political speeches, key theoretical approaches, philosophical works and issues of contemporary relevance. Micheline Ishay has selected readings gathered from a variety of disciplines and sources to reflect the range and depth of the human rights debate across cultures and history. Beginning with the early origins of human rights, she follows the debate through the Enlightenment, the Industrial Age, the World Wars, and anti-imperialist struggles. |
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Religious Humanism and Stoicism | 1 |
1234 | 4 |
Republic c 400 B C E | 10 |
The Laws 52 B C E | 23 |
6 | 29 |
The City of God 413426 | 37 |
Magna Charta 1215 | 57 |
In Defense of the Indians c 1548 | 67 |
Women and Socialism 1883 | 226 |
Contemporary Perspectives on the Human Rights Debate | 233 |
Staying Alive Development Ecology and Women 1989 | 253 |
Human Rights Rationality and Sentimentality | 263 |
The Right to SelfDetermination | 281 |
2 | 304 |
The Wretched of the Earth 1963 | 311 |
6 | 338 |
On Laws of War and Peace 1625 | 73 |
23 | 84 |
4 | 90 |
The United States Declaration of Independence 1776 | 127 |
The Rights of Man 1792 | 134 |
The Declaration of the Rights of Woman 1790 | 140 |
The Rights of Woman 1792 | 147 |
On Property Rights 1793 | 158 |
Socialism and Human Rights | 175 |
The Principle of Federalism 1863 | 184 |
Critique of the Gotha Programme 1891 | 210 |
The Origins of the Family 1884 | 219 |
7 | 345 |
An Appeal to the Nation 1924 | 352 |
Just and Unjust Wars 1977 | 358 |
Just War and Human Rights 1980 | 368 |
Human Rights and National | 377 |
Appendix | 403 |
5 | 409 |
The United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment | 421 |
United Nations International Covenant on Economic Social | 433 |
American Convention on Human Rights 1969 | 441 |
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