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Human rights and the uses of history / Samuel Moyn.

Human rights and the uses of history / Samuel Moyn.
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Name Moyn, Samuel author.
Title Human rights and the uses of history / Samuel Moyn.
Edition Expanded new edition.
Published London : Verso, 2017.
Description xx, 188 pages ; 20 cm.
Notes `Originally published by Verso 2014.
Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Preface -- 1. On the genealogy of morals -- 2. The suprising origins of human dignity -- 3. On Altruism without politics -- 4. Spectacular wrongs: on humanitarian intervention -- 5. Of deserts and promised lands: on international courts -- 6. Human rights in history -- 7. The intersection with Holocaust memory -- 8. Torture and taboo -- 9. Soft sells: on liberal internationalism -- 10. Reclaiming the history of duties -- Epilogue: The future of human rights.
Summary Samuel Moyn engages with leading theorists of human rights, who have been creating a field from scratch without due reflection on the local and temporary contexts of their narratives. Here he takes issue with his intellectual opponents including, especially, those seeking justification for humanitarian intervention.
Subjects Human rights -- History
Humanitarian intervention -- History
Politics and government
Genre History.
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