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Human Rights as Politics and Idolatry

Paperback • 2001 • English

Human Rights as Politics and Idolatry

By Michael Ignatieff

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About the book

Michael Ignatieff draws on his extensive experience as a writer and commentator on world affairs to present a penetrating account of the successes, failures, and prospects of the human rights revolution. Since the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, this revolution has brought the world moral progress and broken the nation-state's monopoly on the conduct of international affairs. But it has also faced challenges. Ignatieff argues that human rights activists ...Show more

Political structure and processes
International relations
Human rights, civil rights

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ISBN

9780691114743

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published year

2001

Language

English

Original title

Human Rights as Politics and Idolatry

Format

Paperback

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