A Force Profonde : The Power, Politics, and Promise of Human Rights [1 ed.] 9780812202502, 9780812237276

Presenting detailed portraits by leading authorities of the politics of human rights across the major regions of the glo

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A Force Profonde : The Power, Politics, and Promise of Human Rights [1 ed.]
9780812202502, 9780812237276

Argues for greater openness in the ways we approach human rights and international rights promotion, and in so doing bri

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This volume sets out to describe the political and philosophical underpinnings of the idea of human rights by bringing t

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This volume sets out to describe the political and philosophical underpinnings of the idea of human rights by bringing t

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The American attitude toward human rights is deemed inconsistent, even hypocritical: while the United States is characte

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Through careful archival research, Glenn Mitoma reveals how the U.S. government, key civil society groups, Cold War poli

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Vanessa Walker's Principles in Power explores the relationship between policy makers and nongovernment advocates in

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human rights policy.

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Why did human rights claims have such a limited impact on the authoritarian status quo in the Middle East prior to the A

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This second edition of Human Rights in Latin America explores the dynamics underlying a vast range of human rights initi

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Increasingly, urban actors invoke human rights to address inequalities, combat privatisation, and underline common aspir

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