The Architecture of Concepts: The Historical Formation of Human Rights

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. On Concepts as Cultural Entities 2. "... the fundamental rights and liberties of mankind ...": The Architecture of the Rights of Mankind 3. "... there are, thank God, natural, inherent and inseparable rights as men ...": The Architecture of American Rights 4. "... the rights of man were but imperfectly understood at the revolution": The Architecture of Rights of Man 5. The Futures of Human Rights Index