Human rights as moral progress? A critique

Cultural Anthropology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 716-736

  Zigon, Jarrett ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Human rights; Political moralism; Progress; State

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885760802     PISSN: 08867356     EISSN: 15481360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cuan.12034     Document Type: Article

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