A world divided : the global struggle for human rights in the age of nation-states / Eric D. Weitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weitz, Eric D., Author.

Series:

Human rights and crimes against humanity.

Human Rights and Crimes against Humanity ; 34

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights.

Nation-state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 550 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A global history of human rights in a world of nation-states that grant rights to some while denying them to othersOnce dominated by vast empires, the world is now divided into close to 200 independent countries with laws and constitutions proclaiming human rights-a transformation that suggests that nations and human rights inevitably developed together. But the reality is far more problematic, as Eric Weitz shows in this compelling global history of the fate of human rights in a world of nation-states.Through vivid histories drawn from virtually every continent, A World Divided describes how, since the eighteenth century, nationalists have struggled to establish their own states that grant human rights to some people. At the same time, they have excluded others through forced assimilation, ethnic cleansing, or even genocide. From Greek rebels, American settlers, and Brazilian abolitionists in the nineteenth century to anticolonial Africans and Zionists in the twentieth, nationalists have confronted the question: Who has the "right to have rights?" A World Divided tells these stories in colorful accounts focusing on people who were at the center of events. And it shows that rights are dynamic. Proclaimed originally for propertied white men, rights were quickly demanded by others, including black slaves, women, and American Indians.A World Divided also explains the origins of many of today's crises, from the existence of more than 65 million refugees and migrants to the growth of right-wing nationalism. The book argues that only the continual advance of international human rights will move us beyond the quandary of a world divided between those who have rights and those who don't.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter 1. Empires and Rulers The Eighteenth Century and Beyond

Chapter 2. Greece Leaving the Empire

Chapter 3. America Indian Removals in the North Country

Chapter 4. Brazil Slavery and Emancipation

Chapter 5. Armenians and Jews The Creation of Minorities

Chapter 6. Namibia The Rights of Whites

Chapter 7. Korea Colonial Legacies and Human Rights in a Divided Country

Chapter 8. The Soviet Union Communism and the Birth of the Modern Human Rights Movement

Chapter 9. Palestine and Israel Trauma and Triumph

Chapter 10. Rwanda and Burundi Decolonization and the Power of R ace

Conclusion. Nation-States and Human Rights The Twenty-First Century and Beyond

Notes

Bibliography of Primary Sources

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780691199023

0691199027

9780691185552

0691185557

OCLC:

1109725286