The American language of rights /

The American language of rights /

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A study of the importance of the language of rights during three crucial periods in American history

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Primus, Richard A
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999 Cambridge : 1999
Series:	Cambridge books online Ideas in context ; 54
Subjects:	Civil rights > United States > Philosophy Critical legal studies > United States Human rights > Language Critique du droit (Mouvement) > États-Unis Critique du droit (Mouvement) > États-Unis Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Langage Droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Philosophie Droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Philosophie Civil rights Civil rights > Philosophy Critical legal studies Critique du droit > Etats-Unis Droits civils et politiques > Etats-Unis > Philosophie Droits de l'homme > Langage Human rights LAW > Constitutional LAW > Public Philosophy United States Electronic books

Table of Contents:

Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Rights theory and rights practice; Chapter 2 History and the development of rights; Chapter 3 Rights of the Founding; Chapter 4 Rights and Reconstruction: syntheses and shell games; Chapter 5 Rights after World War II; Conclusion: rights and reasons; Bibliography; Index; Ideas in Context