Human rights and human liberties : a radical reconsideration of the American political tradition /

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Author / Creator:Machan, Tibor R.
Edition:2nd rev. ed.
Imprint:Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, Inc., c2011.
Description:xi, 281 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8379111
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ISBN:9780761853589 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0761853588 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-280) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface to the 2 nd edition
  • Preface to the 1 st edition
  • Chapter 1. Human History and Human Natural Rights
  • Chapter 2. What Are Human Rights?
  • Chapter 3. Human Rights and Good Human Communities
  • Chapter 4. Revisiting the Ground of Human Rights
  • Chapter 5. Wronging Rights
  • Chapter 6. Government and Human Rights
  • Chapter 7. The Realpolitik and Human Rights
  • Chapter 8. Facing some Critical Considerations
  • Chapter 9. On the Prospects of Human Rights
  • Epilogue
  • Endnotes
  • Index
  • Bibliography
  • About the Author