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Are Human Rights Western?

A Contribution to the Dialogue of Civilizations

by Arvind Sharma

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Offering an examination of the origin and evolution of the concept of human rights, this book goes on to consider whether compensation for historical wrongs inflicted by colonial and other powers should evolve into another human right.

Human rightsCivilization, westernDroits de l'homme (Droit international)HistoirePolitique gouvernementaleDroits de l'hommeCulture and lawCross-cultural studies