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Social Rights and the Politics of Obligation in History (Hardcover)
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Social Rights and the Politics of Obligation in History (Hardcover)
Series: Human Rights in History
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This pioneering volume explores the long-neglected history of
social rights, from the Middle Ages to the present. It debunks the
myth that social rights are 'second-generation rights' - rights
that appeared after World War II as additions to a rights corpus
stretching back to the Enlightenment. Not only do social rights
stretch back that far; they arguably pre-date the Enlightenment. In
tracing their long history across various global contexts, this
volume reveals how debates over social rights have often turned on
deeper struggles over social obligation - over determining who owes
what to whom, morally and legally. In the modern period, these
struggles have been intertwined with questions of freedom,
democracy, equality and dignity. Many factors have shaped the
history of social rights, from class, gender and race to religion,
empire and capitalism. With incomparable chronological depth,
geographical breadth and conceptual nuance, Social Rights and the
Politics of Obligation in History sets an agenda for future
histories of human rights.
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