The politics of human rights / Andrew Vincent.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vincent, Andrew, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights.

Human rights--History.

Social contract.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, [England] ; New York, [New York] : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Summary:

The Politics of Human Rights provides an engaging and systematic introductory overview of the nature and development of human rights.

Contents:

Intro

CONTENTS

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

Introduction

1. Rights

2. The Context of Rights

3. The Twilight of Natural Rights

4. From Genocide to Human Rights

5. Structures of Human Rights

6. The Political Dialectic of Human Rights

7. The Human Rights of Politics

8. Citizenship and Human Rights

Conclusion

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0191585041

9780191585043

OCLC:

646788819