Religion and the global politics of human rights
By: edited by Thomas Banchoff and Robert Wuthnow
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780195343380; 9780195343397
Description: Are human rights universal or the product of specific cultures? Is democracy a necessary condition for the achievement of human rights in practice? This book surveys the religious politics of human rights across the world's major regions, political systems, and faith traditions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.