Book contents
- In Defense of Economic and Social Human Rights
- Human Rights in History
- In Defense of Economic and Social Human Rights: An Intellectual History, 1940 to the Present
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction: Human Rights and Distributive Justice
- Part I Internationalizing Human Rights
- Part II Criticizing Global Inequalities through Human Rights
- Part III Legitimizing Human Rights
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- References
Selected Bibliography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 November 2025
Book contents
- In Defense of Economic and Social Human Rights
- Human Rights in History
- In Defense of Economic and Social Human Rights: An Intellectual History, 1940 to the Present
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction: Human Rights and Distributive Justice
- Part I Internationalizing Human Rights
- Part II Criticizing Global Inequalities through Human Rights
- Part III Legitimizing Human Rights
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- References
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- In Defense of Economic and Social Human RightsAn Intellectual History, 1940 to the Present, pp. 236 - 244Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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