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Preface to the 2008 Edition | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Introduction | |
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The Definition, the Argument, and Six Historical Controversies | |
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Structure | |
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Early Ethical Contributions to Human Rights | |
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Religious and Secular Notions of Universalism | |
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Liberty: The Origins of Tolerance | |
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Equality: Early Notions of Economic and Social Justice | |
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How to Promote Justice? | |
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Fraternity, or Human Rights for Whom? | |
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Human Rights and the Enlightenment: The Development of a Liberal and Secular Perspective on Human Rights | |
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From Ancient Civilizations to the Rise of the West | |
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Freedom of Religion and Opinion | |
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The Right to Life | |
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The Right to Private Property | |
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The State and Just-War Theory | |
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Human Rights for Whom? | |
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Human Rights and the Industrial Age: The Development of a Socialist Perspective on Human Rights | |
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The Industrial Age | |
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Challenging the Liberal Vision of Rights | |
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Universal Suffrage, Economic and Social Rights | |
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Challenging Capitalism and the State | |
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Human Rights for Whom? | |
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The World Wars: The Institutionalization of International Rights and the Right to Self-Determination | |
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The End of Empires | |
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The Right to Self-Determination | |
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Institutionalizing Human Rights | |
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Human Rights for Whom? | |
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Globalization and Its Impact on Human Rights | |
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Globalization and Protest Movements | |
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Defining Rights in the Era of Globalization | |
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After September 11: Security versus Human Rights | |
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Human Rights for Whom? | |
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Promoting Human Rights in the Twenty-first Century: The Changing Arena of Struggle | |
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Medievalism and the Absence of Civil Society | |
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The Emergence of Civil Society during the Enlightenment | |
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The Expansion of Civil Society in the Industrial Age | |
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The Anti-Colonial Struggle | |
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The Globalization of Civil Society? Or an Assault on the Private Realm? | |
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A Chronology of Events and Writings Related to Human Rights | |
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Notes | |
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References | |
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Index | |