Human Rights

Starred review from December 1, 2017
Grades 6-8 *Starred Review* Sometimes, basic concepts, such as human rights or democracy, are the most difficult to explain. Volumes in the What's the Big Idea? A History of the Ideas That Shape Our World series make these concepts approachable. Enhanced with a plethora of visuals, including archival photos, reproductions, charts, lists, time lines, and sidebars, each title introduces its topic and examines it through history, highlighting key events, philosophies, movements, and more. Human Rights emphasizes early attempts to define human rights and the United Nations' eventual Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The final chapter in each book considers the concept's influence today (i.e., the challenges of democracy in the digital age). A wealth of back matter includes a global map, with related issues in highlighted countries. Deftly handling the nuances of these fundamental topics, this informative series will support researchers and pique their interest.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2017, American Library Association.)