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Book SynopsisIn 1940 the Second World War continued to rage, and atrocities wreaked around the globe made international waves. Wells, a socialist and prominent political thinker as well as a first-rate novelist, set down in The Rights of Man a stirring manifesto, designed to instruct the international community on how best to safeguard human rights. The work gained traction, and was soon under discussion for becoming actual legislation. Although Wells didn't live to see it enacted, his words laid the groundwork for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which enshrined human rights in law for the first time, and was adopted by the United Nations in 1948, changing the course of history for ever and granting fundamental rights to billions.
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Table of ContentsIntroduction: 'He Told Us So' by Burhan Sonmez, Preface, The Rights of Man, or, What Are We Fighting For? (i. Imperative Need for a Declaration, ii. Security from Violence, iii. Habeas Corpus, iv. Democratic Law, v. The New Tyranny of the Dossier, vi. The Right to Subsistence, vii. The Right to Work and to Have Possessions, viii. Free Market and Profit-Seeking, ix. The Revised Declaration, x. A French Parallel, xi. An Alternative Draft and Some Further Suggestions, xii. The New Map of the World, xiii. A Book for Which the World Is Waiting), Note on the Text, Notes
