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Are human rights Western? : a contribution to the dialogue of civilizations /

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Offering an examination of the origin and evolution of the concept of human rights, this book goes on to consider whether compensation for historical wrongs inflicted by colonial and other powers should evolve into another human right.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sharma, Arvind
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Human rights.
Human rights > History.
Human rights > Government policy.
Civil rights.
Human Rights
Civil Rights
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Histoire.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Politique gouvernementale.
Droits de l'homme.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
civil rights.
Human rights
Menschenrecht
Universalitätsprinzip
Westliche Welt
Mensenrechten.
Culturele verschillen.
Religieuze opvattingen.
Electronic books.
Cross-cultural studies
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Offering an examination of the origin and evolution of the concept of human rights, this book goes on to consider whether compensation for historical wrongs inflicted by colonial and other powers should evolve into another human right.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 289 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-279) and index.
ISBN:9780199081714
0199081719