"Too much of the literature in human rights has been limited to a
consideration of the detail of specific civil and political rights.
This book breaks this pattern by introducing political, economic,
social, and theoretical issues in a single volume. "Moral
Imperialism" is an interesting and informative collection and
should become part of any syllabus on the international protection
of human rights."
--"Law and Politics Book Review"
In the controversy over female genital mutilation, Congress was
quick to condemn practices throughout Africa and the Middle East
and to take action criminalizing the practice domestically. Yet at
the same time, it bluntly dismissed Amnesty International and Human
Rights Watch when they pointed out human rights violations closer
to home in the form of the disproportionately high rate of the
imposition of capital punishment on black men, and the
disempowerment of poor women under new draconian welfare rules. The
irony of the United States' international condemnation of types of
activities in which it engages within its own borders is not lost
on Third World critics.
Moral Imperialism sets out to bring an international human
rights framework to the analysis of current international and
domestic legal, political, and cultural crises. It explores the
United States' moral supremacy during a time of clear domestic
shortcomings and asks whether insisting that other nations adhere
to norms that derive from dominant U.S. culture and history may
harm societies--both within and outside of the U.S.--with radically
different cultures and histories.
Contributors include Beverly Greene, Kevin Johnson, M. Patricia
Fernandez Kelly, Holly Maguigan, BoaventuraDe Sousa Santos, Saskia
Sassen, and Eric Yamamoto.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(1)
(3)
