"Torrents of emotion" : reading novels and imagining equality
"Bone of their bone" : abolishing torture
"They have set a great example" : declaring rights
"There will be no end of it" : the consequences of declaring
"The soft power of humanity" : why human rights failed, only to succeed in the long run.
From the Book - 1st paperback ed.
Introduction: "We hold these truths to be self-evident"
1. "Torrents of Emotion": Reading Novels and Imagining Equality
2. "Bone of Their Bone": Abolishing Torture
3. "They Have Set a Great Example": Declaring Rights
4. "There Will be no End of It": The Consequences of Declaring
5. "The Soft Power of Humanity": Why Human Rights Failed, Only to Succeed in the Long Run
Appendix. Three Declarations: 1776, 1789, 1948
