Human Rights and the Negotiation of American Power

Informationen zum Autor Glenn Mitoma teaches human rights at the Human Rights Institute of the University of Connecticut. Klappentext Glenn Mitoma teaches human rights at the Human Rights Institute of the University of Connecticut. Zusammenfassung Through careful archival research! Glenn Mitoma reveals how the U.S. government! key civil society groups! Cold War politics! and specific individuals led to America's emergence in the twentieth century as an ambivalent yet central player in establishing an international rights ethic. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Human Rights Hegemony in the American Century Chapter 1. The Study of Peace, Human Rights, and International Organization Chapter 2. A Pacific Charter Chapter 3. Carlos Romulo, Freedom of Information, and the Philippine Pattern Chapter 4. Charles Malik, the International Bill of Rights, and Ultimate Things Chapter 5. The NAACP, the ABA, and the Logic of Containment Conclusion: Toward Universal Human Rights Notes Index Acknowledgments

Product details

• Authors: Glenn Mitoma, Glenn Tatsuya Mitoma, MITOMA GLENN
• Publisher: University of pennsylvania pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.04.2013
• EAN: 9780812245066
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-4506-6
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights; Pennsylvania Studies in Human; Pennsylvania Studies in Human; Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education