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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      31 January 2026
      19 January 2026
      ISBN:
      9781108938853
      9781108837323
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108938853
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      1.19kg, 744 Pages
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      • Subjects:
      History of Philosophy, Law, Human Rights, History, History of Ideas and Intellectual History
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      Cambridge Histories - Global History, Cambridge Histories - Philosophy & Political Thought
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      The Cambridge History of Rights
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    Subjects:
    History of Philosophy, Law, Human Rights, History, History of Ideas and Intellectual History
    Collections:
    Cambridge Histories - Global History, Cambridge Histories - Philosophy & Political Thought
    Series:
    The Cambridge History of Rights
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    In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, contemporary authors explored the myriad ways in which the concept of rights could be understood but almost always arrived at the same conclusion: It was vital that rights should never be conflated with power. Through twenty-six expertly written essays, Volume III of The Cambridge History of Rights focuses on the language of rights, exploring its use in contexts as diverse as the English family, trading relations, and Asian powers. This was a period in which rights came to the forefront of political discourse, making it crucial to the longer history of rights reflected in this series. By foregrounding the idea of rights in action, the volume considers the relationship between the ways in which rights were articulated – by individuals, institutions, and states – and how they were enacted in practice. In doing so, it uncovers the complexities inherent in the development of the language of rights during this formative period.

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