The World Reimagined
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This book uncovers how human rights gained meaning and power for Americans in the 1940s, the 1970s and today.
Menschenrechte in der Geschichte Reihe
Diese Reihe erforscht die historischen Wurzeln und die Entwicklung von Menschenrechtskonzepten. Sie deckt ein breites Spektrum ab, von intellektuellen Vorläufern bis zu ihrer Integration in internationale Rechtsrahmen und soziale Bewegungen. Jeder Band bietet neue Forschungsergebnisse darüber, wie Ideale und Interventionen im Zusammenhang mit Menschenrechten im Laufe der Zeit und über Kulturen hinweg geformt wurden. Die Sammlung ist unerlässlich, um die Zufälligkeiten und überraschenden Hinterlassenschaften zu verstehen, die die Vergangenheit und Gegenwart des Menschenrechtsdiskurses prägen.
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