Preface
The contemporary dilemmas
Human rights in premodern world history
The new push for human rights
Human rights on a world stage: the 19th century and the interwar decades
Human rights and global expansion: surges of growth since 1945
Resistance and response: more globalization, or less
Conclusion: human rights in motion.
Human rights in world history by Peter N. Stearns. ISBN 9780415507967. Published by Routledge in 2012. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.