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.