{"product_id":"the-evolution-of-international-human-rights-9780812221381","title":"The Evolution of International Human Rights","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis widely acclaimed and highly regarded book, used extensively by students, scholars, policymakers, and activists, now appears in a new third edition. Focusing on the theme of visions seen by those who dreamed of what might be, Lauren explores the dramatic transformation of a world patterned by centuries of human rights abuses into a global community that now boldly proclaims that the way governments treat their own people is a matter of international concern—and sets the goal of human rights for all peoples and all nations. He reveals the truly universal nature of this movement, places contemporary events within their broader historical contexts, and explains the relationship between individual cases and larger issues of human rights with insight.\u003cbr\u003eThis new edition incorporates material from recently declassified documents and the most recent scholarship relating to the creation of the new Human Rights Council and its Universal Periodic Review, the International Crimina\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Perhaps the most significant contribution to the historiography of human rights. . . . [A] beautiful historical tapestry . . . [in which] colorful threads converge to create complications that only an astute scholar-author could sift through without being lost in analytical mazes or leaving behind bewildered readers.\" * \u003ci\u003eHuman Rights Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Beautifully written and meticulously researched history of the idea of human rights. . . . To read in this book how far we have come and how far we still have to go is an inspiration to the activist and a challenge to the idle.\" * \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of International Law\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"An indispensable reference source for scholars and students of human rights.\" * \u003ci\u003ePolitical Science Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Paul Gordon Lauren has skillfully combined a detailed history of the legal documents with the political, philosophical, and social context in which they developed.\" * \u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Visions and Visionaries\u003cbr\u003e 1. My Brother's and Sister's Keeper: Visions and the Origins of Human Rights\u003cbr\u003e Religious Visions\u003cbr\u003e Philosophical Visions\u003cbr\u003e Traditional Practices and Ideas of a Very Different Sort\u003cbr\u003e Visions—and Reality\u003cbr\u003e 2. To Protect Humanity and Defend Justice: Early International Efforts\u003cbr\u003e To Free the Enslaved\u003cbr\u003e To Assist the Exploited\u003cbr\u003e To Care for the Wounded\u003cbr\u003e To Protect the Persecuted\u003cbr\u003e 3. Entering the Twentieth Century: Visions, War, Revolutions, and Peacemaking\u003cbr\u003e Modernization, Internationalization, and Visions of Rights\u003cbr\u003e War, Revolutions, and Rights\u003cbr\u003e Peacemaking and Human Rights\u003cbr\u003e The Covenant: Rights Proclaimed and Rights Rejected\u003cbr\u003e 4. Opportunities and Challenges: Visions and Rights Between the Wars\u003cbr\u003e A Flourishing of Visions\u003cbr\u003e Opportunities for New Departures\u003cbr\u003e Persistent Problems and Challenges\u003cbr\u003e The Gathering Storm\u003cbr\u003e 5. A \"People's War\": The Crusade of World War II\u003cbr\u003e War, Genocide, and Self-Reflections\u003cbr\u003e Crusaders, Visions, and Proposals\u003cbr\u003e Human Rights Versus National Sovereignty in Postwar Planning\u003cbr\u003e Opposition from the Great Powers\u003cbr\u003e 6. A \"People's Peace\": Peace and a Charter with Human Rights\u003cbr\u003e Insisting on a Peace with Rights\u003cbr\u003e Politics and Diplomacy at the San Francisco Conference\u003cbr\u003e The Charter of the United Nations\u003cbr\u003e Differing Reactions and Assessments\u003cbr\u003e 7. Proclaiming a Vision: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights\u003cbr\u003e The Revolution Begins\u003cbr\u003e Challenging Questions of Philosophy\u003cbr\u003e Difficult Problems of Politics\u003cbr\u003e The Universal Declaration of Human Rights\u003cbr\u003e 8. Transforming Visions into Reality: The First Fifty Years of the Universal Declaration\u003cbr\u003e Extending Rights and Setting Standards\u003cbr\u003e Protecting Rights Through Implementation\u003cbr\u003e Promoting Rights\u003cbr\u003e Expanding Activities and Enhancing Rights\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Continuing Evolution\u003cbr\u003e International Law, the Responsibility to Protect, and Challenges to Sovereignty\u003cbr\u003e Globalization, Development, Terrorism—and Torture\u003cbr\u003e New Human Rights Institutions and Organizations\u003cbr\u003e Technology and Political Will\u003cbr\u003e 10. Toward the Future\u003cbr\u003e The Nature and Power of Visions\u003cbr\u003e People of Vision and Action\u003cbr\u003e Forces and Events of Consequence\u003cbr\u003e Process, Politics, and Perspective\u003cbr\u003e The Universal Declaration of Human Rights\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e About the Author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865979531607,"sku":"9780812221381","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812221381.jpg?v=1722276477","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-evolution-of-international-human-rights-9780812221381","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}