Human rights and the triumph of the individual in World culture

Cultural Sociology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 343-363

  Elliott, Michael A ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cult of the individual; Globalization; Human rights; Sacred; World culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 35548967969     PISSN: 17499755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1749975507082052     Document Type: Article

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