Inventing human rights a history /

Hunt, Lynn Avery (1945-....)

Inventing human rights a history / [Texte imprimé] : Lynn Hunt - 1st ed. - New York (N.Y.) ; London : W. W. Norton, cop. 2007 - 1 vol. (272 p.) : ill., portr., jcouv. ill. ; 22 cm

Index

Bibliogr. p. [230]-260

"Torrents of emotion" : reading novels and imagining equality -- "Bone of their bone" : abolishing torture -- "They have set a great example" : declaring rights -- "There will be no end of it" : the consequences of declaring -- "The soft power of humanity" : why human rights failed, only to succeed in the long run.

978-0-393-06095-9

Human rights

323.09