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| Title | : | Human Rights and the Negotiation of American Power (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.71 (855 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0812245067 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-20 |
| Language | : | English |
In revealing new historical material on the influence of U.S. A worthwhile and important endeavor."—Roland Burke, author of Decolonization and the Evolution of International Human Rights"Human Rights and the Negotiation of American Power is carefully crafted and beautifully written, delving into the historical origins of the modern framework of international human rights as an organizing principle of the postwar order. Wilson, University of Connecticut. nongovernmental organizations in the 1940s, Mitoma provides a more complicated intellectual history for the UN human rights system than previously assumed. exceptionalism and its self-declared leadership in the promotion of international human rights. "Human Rights and the Negotiation of American Power seeks to illuminate further the emergence of the post
human rights policy from the late 1930s through the 1950s. Human Rights and the Negotiation of American Power examines the causes, consequences, and tensions of America's growth as the leading world power after World War II alongside the flowering of the human rights movement. The American attitude toward human rights is deemed inconsistent, even hypocritical: while the United States is characterized (or self-characterized) as a global leader in promoting human rights, the nation has consistently restrained broader interpretations of human rights and held international enforcement mechanisms at arm's length. Through careful archival research, Glenn Mitoma reveals how the U.S. government, key civil society groups, Cold War politics, and specific individuals contributed to America's emergence as an ambivalent yet central player in establishing an international rights ethic.Mitoma focuses on the work of three American civil society organizations: the Commission to Study the Organization of Peace, the National Association for the Advancement of Co
The American involvement in the development of the UDHR is Peace Maven The American involvement in the development of the UDHR is explored here -- expands my sources for understanding this event.
Glenn Mitoma teaches human rights at the Human Rights Institute of the University of Connecticut.
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