In defense of economic and social human rights an intellectual history, 1940 to the present Christiansen, Christian creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. enk 2025 2025 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (viii, 253 pages). In this groundbreaking intellectual history of economic and social human rights, Christian Olaf Christiansen traces their justification from World War II until the present day. Featuring a series of fascinating thinkers, this is the first book to comprehensively map the key arguments made in defense of social and economic human rights. Human Rights and Distributive Justice -- Part 1. Internationalizing Human Rights -- Part 2. Criticizing Global Inequalities Through Human Rights -- Part 3. Legitimizing Human Rights -- Epilogue. Christian Olaf Christiansen. Includes bibliographical references and index. Equality Human rights History 20th century Human rights History 21st century Human rights Economic aspects Droits de l'homme (Droit international) Histoire 20e siècle Droits de l'homme (Droit international) Histoire 21e siècle Droits de l'homme (Droit international) Aspect économique Equality Human rights History Human rights Economic aspects 1900-1999 fast 2000-2099 fast Since 1940 fast JC571 .C47 2025 323.09 Human rights in history 9781009551397 (electronic bk.) 9781009551434 1009551434 1009551396 9781009551410 POD UKMGB 250715 20260112221745.2 in00005675144 eng