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P. C. Chang and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights / Hans Ingvar Roth.
De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press Complete eBook-Package 2018 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Roth, Hans Ingvar, author.
- Series:
- Pennsylvania studies in human rights.
- Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
- Standardized Title:
- När Konfucius kom till FN. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chang, Peng Chun, 1892-1957.
- Chang, Peng Chun.
- Chang, Peng Chun, 1892-1957--Ethics.
- United Nations. General Assembly. Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
- United Nations.
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations. General Assembly).
- Human rights--History--20th century.
- Human rights.
- Genre:
- History
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (317 pages).
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2018]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- P.C. Chang and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the first biography of P.C. Chang (1892-1957), who lived an eventful and cosmopolitan life and was one of the key writers of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, responsible for its defining features of universality and religious ecumenism.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; PART I. LIFE AND TIMES; Chapter 1. Peng Chun Chang's Early Life in China and Studies in the United States; Chapter 2. Raising a Family, Theatrical Activities, University and Diplomatic Careers; Chapter 3. New York and the United Nations; Chapter 4. Chang's Multifaceted and Intense Life; PART II. THE IDEAS BEHIND THE UN DECLARATION; Chapter 5. Peng Chun Chang and the UN Declaration on Human Rights; Chapter 6. Chang's Ideas About Ethics and Human Rights; Chapter 7. Chang, Malik, and Cassin; Chapter 8. Chang's Intercultural Ethics and the UN Declaration
- Chapter 9. Chang's Triumphs, Defeats, and "Blind Spots"Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; Gallery
- Notes:
- Published originally in Swedish under the title: När Konfucius kom till FN : Peng Chun Chang och FN's förklaring om de mänskliga rättigheterna. Stockholm : Dialogos, 2016.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jan 2019)
- ISBN:
- 9780812295474
- 0812295471
- OCLC:
- 1051770818
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