Human rights and democracy : the precarious triumph of ideals / Todd Landman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Landman, Todd, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights.

Democracy.

Human rights--History--20th century.

Democracy--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 180 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"The 20th century has been described as the bloodiest in human history, but it was also the century in which people around the world embraced ideas of democracy and human rights as never before, constructing social, political and legal institutions seeking to contain human behaviour. Todd Landman offers an optimistic, yet cautionary tale of these developments, drawing on the literature, from politics, international relations and international law. He celebrates the global turn from tyranny and violence towards democracy and rights but also warns of the precariousness of these achievements in the face of democratic setbacks and the undermining of rights commitments by many countries during the so-called 'War on Terror'."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781849663472

1849663475

9781472544643

1472544641

9781849663465

1849663467

9781849664868

1849664862

OCLC:

868980102