The History of Human Rights: From Ancient times to the Globalization Era
- United States of America: University of California Press, 2008.
- 450p.
Acknowledgments Introduction. 1. EARLY ETHICAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO HUMAN RIGHTS Religious and Secular Notions of Universalism Liberty: The Origins of Tolerance Equality: Early Notions of Economic and Social Justice How to Promote Justice? Fraternity, or Human Rights for Whom? 2. HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ENLIGHTENMENT: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LIBERAL AND SECULAR PERSPECTIVE ON HUMAN RIGHTS From Ancient Civilizations to the Rise of the West Freedom of Religion and Opinion The Right to Life The Right to Private Property