The American language of rights

The American language of rights / Richard A. Primus.

This examination of three crucial periods in American history (the late eighteenth century, the civil war and the 1950s and 1960s) demonstrates how the conceptions of rights prevailing at each of these times grew from opposition to specific political adversities. This study will be a major contribut...

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Main Author: Primus, Richard A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Series:Ideas in context ; 54.
Subjects:
Civil rights > United States > Philosophy.
Human rights > Language.
Critical legal studies > United States.
LAW > Constitutional.
LAW > Public.
Civil rights > Philosophy
Critical legal studies
Droits civils et politiques > Etats-Unis > Philosophie.
Droits de l'homme > Langage.
Critique du droit > Etats-Unis .
United States
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Summary:This examination of three crucial periods in American history (the late eighteenth century, the civil war and the 1950s and 1960s) demonstrates how the conceptions of rights prevailing at each of these times grew from opposition to specific political adversities. This study will be a major contribution to political theory.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 262 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-259) and index.
ISBN:0511006292
9780511006296
0511033036
9780511033032
0511149883
9780511149887
0511048262
9780511048265
9780521652506
0521652502
9780511490699
0511490690
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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