| Description |
2 v. (4 videodiscs) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (124 p. ; 20 cm.). |
| Series |
Great courses. Philosophy & intellectual history |
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Great courses (DVD). Philosophy & intellectual history.
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| Note |
24 lectures on 4 videodiscs in 2 containers, 30 minutes per lecture. |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. Lecture 1. The rights of man -- Lecture 2. The heavy burden of the past -- Lecture 3. Religious belief: duties and rights -- Lecture 4. Early philosophical contributions -- Lecture 5. Natural rights and the Enlightenment -- Lecture 6. Rights and revolutions: America and France -- Lecture 7. Rights of man at the 18th century's end -- Lecture 8. Abolishing the international slave trade -- Lecture 9. Emancipating slaves and serfs -- Lecture 10. Promoting the rights of women -- Lecture 11. Advancing the rights of workers -- Lecture 12. Protecting the rights of the wounded. |
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Pt. 2. Lecture 13. Rights of man as the 20th century begins -- Lecture 14. Peacemaking and rights: Paris, 1919 -- Lecture 15. New departures for the rights of man -- Lecture 16. The gathering storm and attack on rights -- Lecture 17. War, genocide , and a crusade for rights -- Lecture 18. Peacemaking, rights, and the United Nations -- Lecture 19. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- Lecture 20. The right to self-determination -- Lecture 21. The right to racial equality -- Lecture 22. Setting standards and the rule of law -- Lecture 23. Recent achievements and challenges -- Lecture 24. The rights of man: past, present, and future. |
| Credits |
Editors, Karl Whichard, David Ladd ; audio, Jim Wallace, Jay Olszewski. |
| Performer |
Lecturer: Paul Gordon Lauren, Professor of History at the University of Montana. |
| Summary |
Discusses the evolution of the understanding of what is encompassed by the term "human rights" ; the forces and individuals which brought about changes in thought and behavior and the interconnection of human rights with history, religion, philosophy, literature, economics, science, technology, and the arts.--Course guidebook. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
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Human rights.
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Human rights -- History.
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Human rights -- Philosophy.
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Human rights -- Religious aspects.
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Human rights -- Political aspects.
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Human rights -- Social aspects.
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Genocide.
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Racism.
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Civil rights movements -- History.
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Civil rights -- United States -- History.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Added Author |
Lauren, Paul Gordon.
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Drake, Maya L.
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Teaching Company.
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| Added Title |
Great thinkers and great movements |
| ISBN |
1598034979 |
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9781598034974 |
| Music No. |
4242 Teaching Company |
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