{"product_id":"universal-human-rights-in-theory-and-practice-hardback-9780801450952","title":"Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice (Hardback) 9780801450952","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUniversal Human Rights in Theory and Practice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJack Donnelly (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780801450952\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 April 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages, 4 tables, 2 line drawings - 4 Tables, unspecified\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery once in a while a book appears that treats the leading issues of a subject in such a clear and challenging manner that it becomes central to understanding that subject. \u003ci\u003eUniversal Human Rights in Theory and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e is just such a book. Donnelly's interpretations are clear and argued with zest.\u003c\/p\u003e (American Political Science Review) \u003cp\u003eThis wide-ranging book looks at all aspects of human rights, drawing on political theory, sociology, and international relations as well as international law.\u003c\/p\u003e (Foreign Affairs) \u003cp\u003eWhat Donnelly does better than anyone else is to lay before the reader a coherent conceptual framework for an understanding of international human rights as an operative part of international life. The book remains at the top of any bibliography of indispensable books dealing with human rights.\u003c\/p\u003e (Human Rights \u0026amp; Human Welfare)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the third edition of his classic work, revised extensively and updated to include recent developments on the international scene, Jack Donnelly explains and defends a richly interdisciplinary account of human rights as universal rights. He shows that any conception of human rights-and the idea of human rights itself-is historically specific and contingent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSince publication of the first edition in 1989, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniversal Human Rights in Theory and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e has justified Donnelly’s claim that \"conceptual clarity, the fruit of sound theory, can facilitate action. At the very least it can help to unmask the arguments of dictators and their allies.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52541697130776,"sku":"9780801450952","price":85.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/universal-human-rights-in-theory-and-practice-hardback-9780801450952","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}