{"product_id":"the-challenge-of-human-rights-9781405152402","title":"The Challenge of Human Rights","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Challenge of Human Rights\u003c\/i\u003e traces the history of human rights theory from classical antiquity through the enlightenment to the modern human rights movement, and analyses the significance of human rights in today's increasingly globalized world. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul class=\"noindent\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an engaging study of the origin and the philosophical and political development of human rights discourse.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers an original defence of human rights.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the significance of human rights in the context of increasing globalisation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConfronts the major objections to human rights, including the charge of western ethical imperialism and cultural relativism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eArgues that human rights logically culminate in an ethical cosmopolitanism to reflect the moral unity of the human race.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Jack Mahoney has produced an account of human rights that speaks directly to contemporary audiences. It dodges none of the hard questions and its defence of human rights rings true as a result. It is a scholarly but also an intellectually exciting read.\" \u003ci\u003eConor Gearty, London School of Economics and Political Science\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Mahoney's text is excellent; it makes complicated issues accessible without lapsing into oversimplification. This is no small achievement and makes the text especially well-suited to undergraduate teaching. The range of issues covered is surprisingly comprehensive yet by no means superficial. The combination of philosophy and history is a major virtue.” \u003ci\u003eMaurice Wade, Trinity College\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Mahoney carefully surveys and discusses the various attempts to explain human rights in order to formulate a single, compelling, logical proof for their existence.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmerica, The National Catholic Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book may be useful as an introduction to the concept of human rights.\" \u003ci\u003eJournal of Peace Research\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Human Rights in History.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ancient Classical World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe World of the Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Medieval World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRenaissance and Reformation Thought.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHobbes and Rousseau.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRevolution in England.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmerican Independence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe French Declaration of the Rights of Man.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnglish Resistance to Human Rights.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGerman Developments: Kant and Marx.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. The Modern Human Rights Movement.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Charter of the United Nations Organization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Universal Declaration of Human Rights.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContinental Developments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 1993 Vienna World Conference on Human Rights.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWider Human Rights Developments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBritish Developments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Clarifying Human Rights.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Useful Distinctions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRights and Duties.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Proliferation of Rights.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndividuals-in-Society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelfishness and Social Divisiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthical Imperialism?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Challenge to All Cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Strengths of Human Rights.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Establishing Human Rights.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Matter of Belief.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Essential Requirement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nature of Persons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntuitionist Approaches.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman Dignity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The Wonder of Our Being”.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMajor Opponents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. The Globalizing of Human Rights.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Expansion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeeking a Global Ethic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Relativism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Human Rights.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTowards Cosmopolitanism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Inadequacies of States.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Principled” Cosmopolitanism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman Solidarity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407885312343,"sku":"9781405152402","price":87.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405152402.jpg?v=1730500851","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-challenge-of-human-rights-9781405152402","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}