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Defended by a host of passionate advocates and organizations, certain standard human rights have come to represent a quintessential component of global citizenship. There are, however, a number of societies who dissent from this orthodoxy, either in general or on particular issues, on the basis of political necessity, cultural tradition, or group interest.

Contents

Acknowledgments x

Preface xi

1 The contemporary dilemmas 1

2 Human rights in premodern world history 24

3 The new push for human rights 54

4 Human rights on a world stage: the 19th century and the

interwar decades 86

5 Human rights and global expansion: surges of growth

since 1945 124

6 Resistance and response: more globalization, or less 161

7 Conclusion: human rights in motion 187

Index 192