Human rights and democracy : the precarious triumph of ideals

Author(s)

• Landman, Todd

Bibliographic Information

Human rights and democracy : the precarious triumph of ideals

Todd Landman

Bloomsbury, 2013

• : pb
• : hbk.

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-169) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book is open access and available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. It is funded by Knowledge Unlatched. The 20th century has been described as the bloodiest in human history, but it was also the century in which people around the world embraced ideas of democracy and human rights as never before, constructing social, political and legal institutions seeking to contain human behaviour. Todd Landman offers an optimistic, yet cautionary tale of these developments, drawing on the literature, from politics, international relations and international law. He celebrates the global turn from tyranny and violence towards democracy and rights but also warns of the precariousness of these achievements in the face of democratic setbacks and the undermining of rights commitments by many countries during the so-called 'War on Terror'.

Table of Contents

Introduction Abundance and Freedom Democracy and Human Rights Waves and Setbacks Evidence and Explanations Agents and Advocates Truth and Justice Threats and Pitfalls Benefits and Outcomes Hopes and Challenges

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Details

• NCID: BB14872696
• ISBN:
  • 9781849663458
  • 9781849663465
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 176 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • DC22 : 323.0904
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Human rights -- History -- 20th century
  • LCSH : Democracy -- History -- 20th century
  • LCSH : History, Modern -- 20th century