WELLS, H.G.
The Rights of Man, or What Are We Fighting For?
Harmondsworth, England: Penguin Books, .
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The Penguin Special Edition of H.G. Wells' The Rights of Man, or What Are We Fighting For?
The Penguin Special edition of H.G. Wells's The Rights of Man, his influential wartime tract calling for an agreed declaration of the fundamental rights owed to every human being. Slim octavo, original printed wrappers, Penguin Special number S50. In very good condition.
The Rights of Man, or What Are We Fighting For? gathered the arguments H.G. Wells advanced at the outbreak of the Second World War for a written declaration of universal human rights. Convinced that the Allies needed to state clearly the principles they were defending, Wells chaired a committee that drafted a proposed declaration and promoted it widely in the press and in this popular Penguin Special. His campaign is often cited as an important influence on the postwar movement that produced the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. One of the most prolific and influential writers of his age, Wells is remembered both as a founding figure of science fiction and as a tireless advocate for social and political reform.
The Rights of Man, or What Are We Fighting For?
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