Micheline Ishay
Auteur van The History of Human Rights: From Ancient Times to the Globalization Era
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Micheline R. Ishay is Professor and Director of the International Human Rights Program at the University of Denver
Werken van Micheline Ishay
The Human Rights Reader: Major Political Essays, Speeches and Documents from the Bible to the Present (1997) 96 exemplaren
The Levant Express: The Arab Uprisings, Human Rights, and the Future of the Middle East (2019) 5 exemplaren
Direitos Humanos: uma Antologia: Principais Escritos Políticos, Ensaios, Discursos e Documentos... (2006) 4 exemplaren
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The History of Human Rights: From Ancient Times to… door Micheline R. Ishay
This is a good general look at the history of human rights. If you are looking into detailed accounts here you won't find it, but it works well as an intro book. There are just so many ideas that are touched upon without due reflection that the reader has the burden of carrying the work further (not that that's a bad thing, but rather something one typically doesn't look for in a book). It is clearly written though and is accessible. For someone looking for an easy and (relatively) comprehensive book on the topic this is it.… (meer)
An exploration of the history of the concept of human rights, seen as a "cumulative historical process."
Good historical overview of the development of human rights. If you want your class to be topic specific: genocide, womens rights, refugee rights, childrens rights, etc. Then I would suggest this book for a primer and then find something else for the topic because this is definetly not a topic specific book.
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