The Scottish Invention of America, Democracy and Human Rights - Klieforth, Alexander Leslie; Munro, Robert John
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The Scottish Invention of America, Democracy and Human Rights is a history of liberty from 1300 BC to 2004 AD. The book traces the history of the philosophy and fight for freedom from the ancient Celts to the medieval Scots to the Scottish Enlightenment to the creation of America. The work contends that the roots of liberty originated in the radical political thought of the ancient Celts, the Scots' struggle for freedom, John Duns Scotus and the Scottish declaration of independence (Arbroath, 1320) that were the primary basis of the American Declaration of Independence and the modern human rights movement.…mehr

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The Scottish Invention of America, Democracy and Human Rights is a history of liberty from 1300 BC to 2004 AD. The book traces the history of the philosophy and fight for freedom from the ancient Celts to the medieval Scots to the Scottish Enlightenment to the creation of America. The work contends that the roots of liberty originated in the radical political thought of the ancient Celts, the Scots' struggle for freedom, John Duns Scotus and the Scottish declaration of independence (Arbroath, 1320) that were the primary basis of the American Declaration of Independence and the modern human rights movement.
Autorenporträt
Alexander Leslie Klieforth received his B.A. and LL.D. degrees from St. Norbert College in Wisconsin, his M.A. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, advanced study at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, Louvain, Belgium, and doctoral work at George Washington University, Washington, D.C. As a professional American diplomat, he was stationed in Washington, D.C., Europe, Asia and Latin America and on special assignments in the Middle East and Africa. Robert Munro is the University Law Librarian and Director of CIFCS of the College of Law, University of Florida, Gainesville. He is also Senior Research Fellow and Director of Research for North America of CIDOEC at Jesus College, Cambridge University. He holds a J.D. from the College of Law of the University of Iowa, a Ph.D. from the University of Florida, and has completed further graduate studies at Cambridge University, Oxford University, and the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies of the University of London.