Two Cultures of Rights The Quest for Inclusion and Participation in Modern America and Germany |
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Editor:
| Berg, Manfred Geyer, Martin H. |
Contribution by:
| Lazar, David Mauch, Christof |
Series title: | Publications of the German Historical Institute Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-79266-0 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2002 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $56.99 |
Book Description:
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This book addresses key issues in the historical struggle for civil rights, political rights, and social rights in the United States and Germany from the late nineteenth century to the present. The essays address issues such as the struggle for the rights of women and minorities (including African Americans, Jews, and Asians), National Socialism and the dismantling of civil rights, and the emergence of the concept of social rights. What becomes clear are the unique features that...
More DescriptionThis book addresses key issues in the historical struggle for civil rights, political rights, and social rights in the United States and Germany from the late nineteenth century to the present. The essays address issues such as the struggle for the rights of women and minorities (including African Americans, Jews, and Asians), National Socialism and the dismantling of civil rights, and the emergence of the concept of social rights. What becomes clear are the unique features that distinguish German from American history and that these differences have been created by both social movements and dissimilar cultures of rights.