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Wronka, Joseph, 1948-

Title Human rights and social policy in the 21st century : a history of the idea of human rights and comparison of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights with United States federal and state constitutions / Joseph Wronka ; foreword by David Gil.

Published	Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [1998]
	©1998

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Location	Call No.	Status
UniM Bail	323.09 WRON	AVAILABLE

Edition	Rev. ed.
Physical description	ix, 304 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Pt. 1. The Historical-Philosophical Context: A History of the Idea of Human Rights. Ch. 1. Introduction. Ch. 2. A History of the Idea of Human Rights. Ch. 3. The United Nations and Beyond -- Pt. 2. A Human Rights Analysis: Implications for Social Policy. Ch. 4. Comparison of the United States Constitution with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Ch. 5. Comparison of State Constitutions with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Ch. 6. Implications for Social Policy -- Pt. 3. Essays Toward the Creation of a Human Rights Culture. Ch. 7. Toward the Creation of a Human Rights Culture. Ch. 8. Social Action in the Struggle for Human Dignity.
Subject	United Nations. General Assembly. Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
	Human rights -- History.
	Constitutional law -- United States.
	Human rights.
ISBN	0761810102 (cloth : alkaline paper)
	0761810110 (paperback: alkaline paper)