New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2011. In mapping out the field of human rights for those studying and researching within both humanities and social science disciplines, the Handbook covers eight key areas of discussion - foundations and critiques; new frameworks for understanding human rights; world religious traditions and human rights; social, economic, group and collective rights; critical perspectives on human rights organizations, institutions, and practices; law and human rights; narrative and aesthetic dimension of rights; and geographies of rights.