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082 0 4 _a323.092
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aRoth, Hans Ingvar
_eautore
245 1 0 _aP. C. Chang and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights /
_cHans Ingvar Roth.
264 1 _aPhiladelphia :
_bUniversity of Pennsylvania Press,
_c[2018]
264 4 _c©2018
300 _a1 online resource (320 p.) :
_b14 illus.
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490 0 _aPennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tCONTENTS --
_tPreface --
_tIntroduction --
_tPART I. LIFE AND TIMES --
_tChapter 1. Peng Chun Chang’s Early Life in China and Studies in the United States --
_tChapter 2. Raising a Family, Theatrical Activities, University and Diplomatic Careers --
_tChapter 3. New York and the United Nations --
_tChapter 4. Chang’s Multifaceted and Intense Life --
_tPART II. THE IDEAS BEHIND THE UN DECLARATION --
_tChapter 5. Peng Chun Chang and the UN Declaration on Human Rights --
_tChapter 6. Chang’s Ideas About Ethics and Human Rights --
_tChapter 7. Chang, Malik, and Cassin --
_tChapter 8. Chang’s Intercultural Ethics and the UN Declaration --
_tChapter 9. Chang’s Triumphs, Defeats, and “Blind Spots” --
_tConclusion --
_tAppendix --
_tNotes --
_tBibliography --
_tIndex
506 0 _arestricted access
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520 _aThe Universal Declaration of Human Rights is one of the world's best-known and most translated documents. When it was presented to the United Nations General Assembly in December in 1948, Eleanor Roosevelt, chair of the writing group, called it a new "Magna Carta for all mankind." The passage of time has shown Roosevelt to have been largely correct in her prediction as to the declaration's importance. No other document in the world today can claim a comparable standing in the international community.Roosevelt and French legal expert René Cassin have often been represented as the principal authors of the declaration. But in fact, it resulted from a collaborative effort involving a number of individuals in different capacities. One of the declaration's most important authors was the vice chairman of the Human Rights Commission, Peng Chun Chang (1892-1957), a Chinese diplomat and philosopher whose contribution has been the focus of growing attention in recent years. Indeed, it is Chang who deserves the credit for the universality and religious ecumenism that are now regarded as the declaration's defining features. Despite this, Chang's extraordinary contribution has been overlooked by historians.Peng Chun Chang was a modern-day Renaissance man—teacher, scholar, university chancellor, playwright, diplomat, and politician. A true cosmopolitan, he was deeply involved in the cultural exchange between East and West, and the dramatic events of his life left a profound mark on his intellectual and political work. P. C. Chang and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the first biography of this extraordinary actor on the world stage, who belonged to the same generation as Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek. Drawing on previously unknown sources, it casts new light on Chang's multifaceted life and involvement with one of modern history's most important documents.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021)
650 0 _aHuman rights
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 7 _aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights.
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653 _aAutobiography.
653 _aBiography.
653 _aHuman Rights.
653 _aLaw.
653 _aPolitical Science.
850 _aIT-RoAPU
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