The history of human rights : from ancient times to the globalization era /
Micheline R. Ishay.
- Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, c2004.
- ix, 450 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-430) and index.
Introduction : the definition, the argument, and six historical controversies -- Early ethical contributions to human rights -- Human rights and the Enlightenment : the development of a liberal and secular perspective on human rights -- Human rights and the Industrial Age : the development of a Socialist perspective on human rights -- The World Wars : the institutionalization of international rights and the right to self-determination -- Globalization and its impact on human rights -- Promoting human rights in the twenty-first century : the changing arena of struggle -- Appendix A: a chronology of events and writings related to human rights.