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Human Rights and Social Policy in the 21st Century: A History of the Idea of Human Rights and Comparison of the United Nations Universal Declaration - Hardcover
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Book by Wronka, Joseph M.
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Joseph Wronka, Ph.D. is Professor in the School of Social Work at Springfield College, Massachusetts and Principal Investigator of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights project at the Heller School for Social Policy, Brandeis University.
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This study makes a major contribution to our understanding of the relationship between the rights recognized in international instruments such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on the one hand, and the U.S. and state Constitutions on the other. It also underlines the all-too-often neglected fact that social justice concerns are never very much part of 'human rights' as properly understood.>>> (Philip Alston)
...recognizes and affirms different ways of knowing among cultures of the world.>>>> (Journal Of Social Work Education)
This rich study deserves the close attention of everyone who yearns for a more just and compassionate world.>>>> (Robert F. Drinan, S.J.)
...'Human Rights and Social Policy in the 21st Century' offers a unique contribution to evaluation of the impact of U.S. constitutional law as it relates to the implementation of human rights in U.S. social policy.>>>> (Yussuf Kly)
...an interesting historical review emphasizing the emergence of civil and political rights....covers a substantive field and should be widely used in social policy teaching.>>>> (Journal Of Sociology And Social Welfare)
...an interesting historical review emphasizing the emergence of civil and political rights....covers a substantive field and should be widely used in social policy teaching. (Journal Of Sociology And Social Welfare)
...recognizes and affirms different ways of knowing among cultures of the world. (Journal Of Social Work Education)
This rich study deserves the close attention of everyone who yearns for a more just and compassionate world. (Robert F. Drinan, S.J.)
...'Human Rights and Social Policy in the 21st Century' offers a unique contribution to evaluation of the impact of U.S. constitutional law as it relates to the implementation of human rights in U.S. social policy. (Yussuf Kly)
This study makes a major contribution to our understanding of the relationship between the rights recognized in international instruments such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on the one hand, and the U.S. and state Constitutions on the other. It also underlines the all-too-often neglected fact that social justice concerns are never very much part of 'human rights' as properly understood. (Philip Alston)
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Human Rights and Social Policy in the 21st Century: A History of the Idea of Human Rights and Comparison of the United Nations Universal Declaration
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University Press of America, 1992
ISBN 10: 0819186376
ISBN 13: 9780819186379
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