{"product_id":"the-human-rights-reader-major-political-essays-speeches-and-documents-from-ancient-times-to-the-present-paperback","title":"The Human Rights Reader: Major Political Essays, Speeches, and Documents from Ancient Times to the Present - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMicheline R. Ishay\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe third edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Human Rights Reader\u003c\/i\u003e presents a variety of new primary documents and readings and elaborates the exploration of rights in the areas of race, gender, refugees, climate, Artificial Intelligence, drones and cyber security, and nationalism and Internationalism. In the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, it addresses human rights challenges reflected in and posed by global health inequities. Each part of the reader corresponds to five historical phases in the history of human rights and explores the arguments, debates, and issues of inclusiveness central to those eras. This edition is the most comprehensive and up-to-date collection of essays, speeches, and documents from historical and contemporary sources, all of which are placed in context with Micheline Ishay's substantial introduction to the \u003cem\u003eReader\u003c\/em\u003e as a whole and context-setting introductions to each part and chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to the Third Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e60 new readings and documents cover subjects ranging from human rights in the age of globalization and populism, debates of the rights of citizens versus those of refugees and immigrants, transgender rights, the new Jim Crow, and the future of human rights as they relate to digital surveillance, the pandemic, and bioengineering\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart I has been reorganized into three chapters: the Secular Tradition, Asian and African Religions and Traditions, and the Monotheistic Religions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart V has been significantly updated and expanded with the addition of an entirely new chapter -- \"Debating the Future of Human Rights.\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach of the six parts in the book is preceded by an editorial introduction and, in four of the parts, a separate selection providing the reader with a general background on the history and themes represented in the readings that follow\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach part and several chapters conclude with new Questions for Discussion authored by the volume editor\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn extensive new online resource includes 62 key human rights documents ranging from the Magna Carta to the United Nations Glasgow Climate Pact\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMicheline R. Ishay\u003c\/strong\u003e is Distinguished Professor of International Studies and Human Rights at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 694\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.44 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42157241892999,"sku":"9780367634612","price":90.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/701154672a21d153793e70db2b314ba6.webp?v=1733249584","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-human-rights-reader-major-political-essays-speeches-and-documents-from-ancient-times-to-the-present-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}