The Europeanization of the World : : On the Origins of Human Rights and Democracy / / John M. Headley.

The Europeanization of the World puts forward a defense of Western civilization and the unique gifts it has bequeathed to the world-in particular, human rights and constitutional democracy-at a time when many around the globe equate the West with hubris and thinly veiled imperialism. John Headley ar...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2016]
©2007
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (312 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Renaissance Defining and Engagement of the Global Arena of Humanity
  • 2. The Universalizing Principle and the Idea of a Common Humanity
  • 3. The Emergence of Politically Constituted Dissent in the European World
  • Aftermath
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index