The architecture of concepts
De Bolla, Peter, 1957-
The architecture of concepts the historical formation of human rights / [electronic resource] : Peter de Bolla. - New York : Fordham University Press, 2013. - 1 online resource (pages cm)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. On Concepts as Cultural Entities -- 2. ". the fundamental rights and liberties of mankind.": The Architecture of the Rights of Mankind -- 3. ". there are, thank God, natural, inherent and inseparable rights as men.": The Architecture of American Rights -- 4. ". the rights of man were but imperfectly understood at the revolution": The Architecture of Rights of Man -- 5. The Futures of Human Rights -- Index.
"The Architecture of Concepts presents a new history of ideas. Using digital archives to track the historical formation of the concept of human rights across the Anglophone eighteenth century, it argues that a better understanding of the architecture of the concept will enable us to deliver on its universal aspirations"--
9780823254422
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights.
LITERARY CRITICISM / General.
Liberty.
Civil rights--History.
Human rights--History.
Electronic books.
JC571 / .D3328 2013
323
The architecture of concepts the historical formation of human rights / [electronic resource] : Peter de Bolla. - New York : Fordham University Press, 2013. - 1 online resource (pages cm)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. On Concepts as Cultural Entities -- 2. ". the fundamental rights and liberties of mankind.": The Architecture of the Rights of Mankind -- 3. ". there are, thank God, natural, inherent and inseparable rights as men.": The Architecture of American Rights -- 4. ". the rights of man were but imperfectly understood at the revolution": The Architecture of Rights of Man -- 5. The Futures of Human Rights -- Index.
"The Architecture of Concepts presents a new history of ideas. Using digital archives to track the historical formation of the concept of human rights across the Anglophone eighteenth century, it argues that a better understanding of the architecture of the concept will enable us to deliver on its universal aspirations"--
9780823254422
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights.
LITERARY CRITICISM / General.
Liberty.
Civil rights--History.
Human rights--History.
Electronic books.
JC571 / .D3328 2013
323