The Future of Liberal Democracy: Thomas Jefferson and the Contemporary World

Preface; J.Horn Introduction; R.Fatton Jr. & R.K.Ramazani PART HUMAN RIGHTS, THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THE LOCKEAN MOMENT Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the Declaration des Droits de l'Homme et du Citoyen; I.McLean Liberal Imperialism; A.Ryan An Appeal To The Language of Rights on the Eve of American Independence; T.H.Breen Jefferson and Humanist Ideals and the Mythology of Nation-Building; A.Ahmed PART RIGHTS AND THE CRAFTING OF CONSTITUTIONS Rights and Human Rights in the Modern World the Experience of Working the Bill of Rights in the Indian Constitution; S.J.Sorabjee Another 'Springtime of Nations'? Rights in Central and Eastern Europe; A.E.D.Howard Thomas Jefferson, Rights, and the Contemporary World; Y.Akashi PART CASE STUDIES AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY Citizenship and the Struggle for Rights in Fledgling Democracies; M.Tamthai Human Rights of Women in Iran; N.Ramazani Iran's Historical Battle for Democracy An Interpretation; R.K.Ramazani Citizenship and Democracy in Haiti; R.Fatton Jr. PART RIGHTS, DEMOCRACY, AND POWER Lost Illusions; S.Hoffman The United States, Human Rights, and Moral Autonomy in the Post-Cold War World; B.Womack Human Rights, Peace, and Power; J.Owen