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Writing and Righting - Literature in the Age of Human Rights (Paperback): Lyndsey Stonebridge

Writing and Righting - Literature in the Age of Human Rights (Paperback)

Lyndsey Stonebridge

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A bold and accessible argument for the moral and political value of literature in rightless times. The obvious humanity of books would seem to make literature and human rights natural allies. But what is the real connection between literature and human rights? In this short polemical book, Lyndsey Stonebridge shows how the history of human rights owes much to the creative imagining of writers. Yet, she argues, it is not enough to claim that literature is the empathetic wing of the human rights movement. At a time when human rights are so blatantly under attack, the writers we need how are the political truthtellers, the bold callers out of easy sympathy and comfortable platitudes.

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Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: December 2022
Authors: Lyndsey Stonebridge (Professor of Humanities and Human Rights)
Dimensions: 214 x 136 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-288468-8
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Ethical issues & debates > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General
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LSN: 0-19-288468-9
Barcode: 9780192884688

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