Ranked #92 in Human Rights
"No one has written with more penetrating skepticism about the history of human rights."
--Adam Kirsch, Wall Street Journal
"Moyn breaks new ground in examining the relationship between human rights and economic fairness."
--George Soros
The age of human rights has been kindest to the rich. While state violations of political rights have garnered unprecedented attention in recent decades, a commitment to material equality has quietly disappeared. In its place, economic liberalization has emerged as the dominant force. In this... more
--Adam Kirsch, Wall Street Journal
"Moyn breaks new ground in examining the relationship between human rights and economic fairness."
--George Soros
The age of human rights has been kindest to the rich. While state violations of political rights have garnered unprecedented attention in recent decades, a commitment to material equality has quietly disappeared. In its place, economic liberalization has emerged as the dominant force. In this... more