The Rights of Man
Autor H. G. Wellsen Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 noi 2015
'Penguin and Pelican Specials are books of topical importance published within as short a time as possible from receipt of the manuscript. Some are reprints of famous books brought up-to-date, but usually they are entirely new books published for the first time.'
H. G. Wells wroteThe Rights of Manin 1940, partly in response to the ongoing war with Germany. The fearlessly progressive ideas he set out were instrumental in the creation of the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the EU's European Convention on Human Rights and the UK's Human Rights Act.
When first published, this manifesto was an urgently topical reaction to a global miscarriage of justice. It was intended to stimulate debate and make a clear statement of mankind's immutable responsibilities to itself. Seventy-five years have passed and once again we face a humanitarian crisis. In the UK our human rights are under threat in ways that they never have been before and overseas peoples are being displaced from their homelands in their millions. The international community must act decisively, cooperatively and fast.The Rights of Manis not an 'entirely new book' - but it is a book of topical importance and it has been published, now as before, in as short a time as possible, in order to react to the sudden and urgent need.
With a new introduction by award-winning novelist and human rights campaigner Ali Smith, Penguin reissues one of the most important humanitarian texts of the twentieth century in the hope that it will continue to stimulate debate and remind our leaders - and each other - of the essential priorities and responsibilities of mankind.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780241976760
ISBN-10: 0241976766
Pagini: 176
Dimensiuni: 111 x 181 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.1 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0241976766
Pagini: 176
Dimensiuni: 111 x 181 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.1 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
H.G.
Wells
was
a
professional
writer
and
journalist
who
published
more
than
a
hundred
books,
including
pioneering
science
fiction
novels,
histories,
essays
and
programmes
for
world
regeneration.
He
was
a
founding
member
of
numerous
movements
including
Liberty
and
PEN
International
-
the
world's
oldest
human
rights
organization
-
and
his
Rights
of
Man
laid
the
groundwork
for
the
1948
Universal
Declaration
of
Human
Rights.
Wells'
controversial
and
progressive
views
on
equality
and
the
shape
of
a
truly
developed
nation
remain
directly
relevant
to
our
world
today.
He
was,
in
Bertrand
Russell's
words,
'an
important
liberator
of
thought
and
action'.