The Rights of Man: or, What Are We Fighting For?

by H. G. Wells, Burhan Sïnmez

Overview

In 1940 the Second World War continued to rage, and atrocities wreaked around the globe made international waves. Wells, a socialist and prominent political thinker as well as a first-rate novelist, set down in The Rights of Man a stirring manifesto, designed to instruct the international community on how best to safeguard human rights.

The work gained traction, and was soon under discussion for becoming actual legislation. Although Wells didn't live to see it enacted, his words laid the groundwork for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which enshrined human rights in law for the first time, and was adopted by the United Nations in 1948, changing the course of history for ever and granting fundamental rights to billions.

This edition has an introduction by Burhan Sönmez, President of PEN International, 'He Told Us So'.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781913724702
Publisher:	Renard Press Ltd
Publication date:	07/05/2022
Pages:	130
Sales rank:	596,720
Product dimensions:	5.06(w) x 7.81(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

H.G. Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific writer best known for his genre-defining science-fiction novels, in particular The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man and The Time Machine. A socialist and a member of the Fabian Society, Wells was an outspoken political thinker, and his writings on human rights were incredibly influential - in particular his 1940 essay The Rights of Man, or, What Are We Fighting For?, which is widely acknowledged as laying the groundwork for the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UK's Human Rights Act.

Burhan Sönmez is a Kurdish prize-winning novelist from Turkey. He is the President of PEN International and the author of five novels: North, Sins & Innocents, Istanbul Istanbul, Labyrinth and Stone and Shadow.

Date of Birth:

September 21, 1866

Date of Death:

August 13, 1946

Place of Birth:

Bromley, Kent, England

Place of Death:

London, England

Education:

Normal School of Science, London, England