Human Rights: An Interdisciplinary Approach, 2nd EditionISBN: 978-0-7456-3966-6
Paperback
224 pages
April 2011, Polity
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Richard A. Wilson, University of Connecticut
"Michael Freeman's second edition of Human Rights is,
like the first, very well written. In addition, it is very well
grounded in history and normative political theory. Moreover, it
accurately summarizes much literature in the social sciences
dealing with both empirical theory and factual evidence."
Professor D. Forsythe, University of Nebraska
"When Polity published Human Rights in 2002, it filled a
void. Finally, there was a book that introduced the concept with
all its complexities but in a clear style. Freeman's systematic
approach and passionate prose guided readers through a labyrinth of
history, disciplines, and issues and allowed them to develop an
understanding of the history of human rights, along with a range of
debates and conflicts surrounding them. The layered analysis made
the book equally attractive to the experts. Now, nearly a decade
later, we have more books on human rights, but none to replace
Freeman's. The second edition, still maintaining the original
structure and broad scope, points to the elements of progress
amidst ever increasing human rights violations, albeit in a rapidly
changing world."
Zehra F. Kabaskal Arat, Purchase College