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A Force Profonde - The Power, Politics, and Promise of Human Rights (Hardcover, New)
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A Force Profonde - The Power, Politics, and Promise of Human Rights (Hardcover, New)
Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
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A Force Profonde The Power, Politics, and Promise of Human Rights
Edited by Edward A. Kolodziej "An excellent contemporary evaluation
of the relevant social and political dynamics impacting human
rights in various corners of the globe at the onset of the
twenty-first century."--"Choice" "This discussion of the human
rights condition of the world is better than any other volume I
have seen. The volume succeeds in showing the contending forces at
work--the political and power context within which efforts to
enhance human rights operate, and the cultural and structural
conditions that shape human rights efforts. I particularly like the
emphasis on how the distribution of power in societies shapes what
is being done, or not done. This conveys very clearly how human
rights are a central political issue almost everywhere, which is a
massive change from as little as twenty years ago."--Patrick M.
Morgan, University of California, Irvine Presenting detailed
portraits by leading authorities of the politics of human rights
across the major regions of the globe, "A Force Profonde: The
Power, Politics, and Promise of Human Rights" reveals human rights
to be a force as powerful as capitalist markets and technological
innovation in shaping global governance. Human rights issues
mobilize populations regardless of their national, ethnic,
cultural, or religious differences. Yet progress in advancing human
rights globally, as Edward A. Kolodziej and the other contributors
to the volume contend, depends decisively on the local support and
the efforts of the diverse and divided peoples of the world--a
prerequisite that remains problematic in many parts of the globe.
"A Force Profonde" explores conceptions of human rights from
Western as well as other major world traditions in an attempt to
dispel the notion that tyranny, culture, and religion are the only
challenges to human rights. Focusing on regional patterns of
conflict, the authors point out that violations often have to do
with disputes over class, social status, economic privilege, and
personal power. In addition, they contend that conflicts over
identity are more prevalent in the West than commonly thought.
Sharply conflicting views are to be found between the European
Union and the United States over issues like the death penalty.
Splits within the West between rival Christian sects and between
religious adherents and partisans of secularization are no less
profound than those in other regions. Edward A. Kolodziej is
Director of the Office of Global Studies at the University of
Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He has written or edited thirteen books
on security and foreign policy, including "Coping with Conflict
After the Cold War" and "Making and Marketing Arms: The French
Experience and Its Implications for the International System."
Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights 2003 352 pages 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
ISBN 978-0-8122-3727-6 Cloth $69.95s 45.50 ISBN 978-0-8122-0250-2
Ebook $69.95s 45.50 World Rights Law, Public Policy
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