| Description |
272 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [230]-260) and index. |
| Contents |
"Torrents of emotion" : reading novels and imagining equality -- "Bone of their bone" : abolishing torture -- "They have set a great example" : declaring rights -- "There will be no end of it" : the consequences of declaring -- "The soft power of humanity" : why human rights failed, only to succeed in the long run. |
| Summary |
In this extraordinary work of cultural and intellectual history, Hunt grounds the creation of human rights in the changes that authors brought to literature, the rejection of torture as a means of finding out truth and the spread of empathy. |
| Subject |
Human rights -- History.
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Human rights in literature.
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Torture -- History.
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| Standard No. |
82671737 271218268 |
| ISBN |
9780393060959 (hardcover) |
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0393060950 (hardcover) |
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9780393331998 (pbk.) |
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0393331997 (pbk.) |
| OCLC # |
71243832 |
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