Great Events from History II: Human Rights (Human Rights Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0893566438 ISBN 13: 9780893566432

Publisher: Salem Pr Inc, 1992

Synopsis

This most recent of the Great Events from History series presents 462 entirely original articles in five volumes, treating 20th century events never before covered, and arranged chronologically beginning with the Boxer Rebellion (China, 1900) down to market reforms in the former Soviet Union (Russia, 1991). These five are uncirculated library reference copies in prime condition; most appear unread. Edges and corners are unworn, the only evidence of library use is two small stamps on the FFEP and very light stamps on the top and bottom of the page pack; there are no spine markings or card pockets. Contents are tight, bright and absolutely clean, free of any other markings or personalizations.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Frank N. Magill has been a writer and editor of distinguished reference works for the past forty years. John K. Roth is Russell K. Pitzer Professor of Philosophy at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California. In 1988, he was named Professor of the Year by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

From Library Journal:

Given the painfully slow progress of human rights throughout history, this set might better have been entitled Great Events from the 20th Century. Entries begin with 1900 and proliferate as they approach the present. Human rights are treated in their broadest interpretation, including such categories as children's, consumers', women's, voters', prisoners', homosexual, and reproductive rights, among others. Indeed, the usefulness of this expansive set will be fully exploited if librarians and patrons refer to it for concise histories of such diverse events as the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act, the 1967 Detroit riots, and the creation of the first mandatory seat-belt law. Each entry consists of a statement of the event, a list of the principal personages involved, a summary of its background, a discussion of its impact, a bibliography, and a list of cross references. Each is satisfyingly fact-filled and fairly objective. Volume 5 contains indexes for the set arranged alphabetically, chronologically, by key word, by category, geographically, and by personal name. Inexplicably, the spine of that volume does not indicate that it contains the necessary indexes to utilize the set, which may lessen its browsing value. For comprehensive human rights coverage that is international in scope and that contains discussions rather than definitions, this is the set to buy. Recommended for public, school, and academic libraries.
- James Moffet, Baldwin P.L., Birmingham, Mich.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Salem Pr Inc
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0893566438
• ISBN 13: 9780893566432
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 5
• Editor: Magill Frank Northen