Revisiting the origins of human rights

This book explores these questions through a collective effort by history, law, theology and anthropology scholars. Rather than entities with an absolute, predefined 'essence', this book conceptualizes human rights as open-ended and ambiguous entities. It taps into recent 'revisionist...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Slotte, Pamela (-), Halme, Miia
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 2015
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Sumario:This book explores these questions through a collective effort by history, law, theology and anthropology scholars. Rather than entities with an absolute, predefined 'essence', this book conceptualizes human rights as open-ended and ambiguous entities. It taps into recent 'revisionist' debates, and asks: what do we really know of the history of human rights?
Descripción Física:XX, 398 p. ; 24 cm
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice
ISBN:9781107107649