Inventing human rights / Lynn Hunt.

Author: Hunt, Lynn, 1945-

Imprint:New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2007.

Description272 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Note:"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.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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