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Human Rights and World Politics (Paperback, Second Edition, new edition)
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By the 1980s the concept of internationally recognized human rights
was being reinforced by a growing body of international law and by
the multiplication of agencies concerned with such matters as
torture in Paraguay, slavery in Mauritania, the British use of
force in Northern Ireland, and starvation and malnutrition in East
Africa and Southeast Asia. No matter how much a national leader
might find it more convenient to focus on other matters, some world
organization or private group could be counted on to keep the issue
of universal human rights alive. Because the subject is
particularly timely, David P. Forsythe has revised Human Rights and
World Politics, first published in 1983. For this second edition,
Forsythe has updated all chapters and completely rewritten the one
on U.S. foreign policy to include the second Reagan administration.
After a brief history of the evolution of human rights in
international law and diplomacy, he surveys human rights standards
as developed by the United Nations and other official
organizations. Moving from the definitive core of law, Forsythe
turns to the interpretation and implementation of rights
agreements; the role of private or unofficial organizations such as
Amnesty International and the Red Cross; the relationship between
civil-political and socio-economic rights; the role of human rights
in U.S. foreign policy, particularly under Carter and Reagan; and
lobbying in Washington by human-rights interest groups. In all,
Forsythe's exhaustive research and careful analysis bring clarity
and concreteness to a subject too often obscured by rhetoric. David
P. Forsythe, a professor of political science at the University of
Nebraska, is the author of Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy:
Congress Reconsidered (1988) and other works.
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Imprint: |
University of Nebraska Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 1989 |
First published: |
1989 |
Authors: |
David P. Forsythe
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
316 |
Edition: |
Second Edition, new edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8032-6869-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
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LSN: |
0-8032-6869-6 |
Barcode: |
9780803268692 |
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