Antonio de Montesinos' legacy : defining and defending human rights for five hundred years / edited by Dana E. Aspinall ; Edward C. Lorenz, and J. Michael Raley.
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TextPublisher: Lanham : Lexington Books, 2014Description: 1 online resourceContent type: - text
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- Montesinos, Antón de, -1540
- Montesinos, Antón de, -1540
- Human rights -- Soviet Union -- History
- Human rights -- South America -- History
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union -- History
- Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States -- History
- Droits de l'homme (Droit international) -- URSS -- Histoire
- Droits de l'homme (Droit international) -- Amérique du Sud -- Histoire
- États-Unis -- Relations extérieures -- URSS -- Histoire
- URSS -- Relations extérieures -- États-Unis -- Histoire
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights
- Diplomatic relations
- Human rights
- South America
- Soviet Union
- United States
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- JC599.S65 A58 2014eb
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Dedication -- Transliteration and translation notes -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of photographs and tables -- Introduction -- Ideological goodwill : American and soviet cultural exchange plans -- Restricted repertoire : planning for the Bolshoi's 1959 tour -- The class struggle and Shakespeare : the soviets' interpretation of Romeo and Juliet -- Imperial communism : the soviets' reinterpretation of P.I. Tchaikovsky's Swan lake -- Preserving and elevating the classics : Giselle -- State approved innovations : The stone flower -- Soviet highlights : the very eclectic soviet artistic scene -- Tempered success : ballet's role in the Cold War -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Montesinos' Legacy brings scholars together in honor of the 500th anniversary of Dominican Antonio de Montesinos' famous sermon in defense of the rights of the indigenous Amerindians. The collection addresses the historical context for this sermon, but also the continued relevance of Montesinos today. Antonio de Montesinos' Legacy examines the origins of human rights concepts in the West, the rights of indigenous peoples, the role of the Church in human rights, and human rights in Latin America.
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