In our own best interest : how defending human rights benefits us all /

"Sierra Leone, Kosovo, East Timor, the Bronx. The nightly news brings vivid images into our homes of the mistreatment of people all over the world. In the secure comfort of our living rooms, we may feel sympathetic to the victims of these atrocities but far removed from them. "What does al...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schulz, William F.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : Beacon Press, ©2002.
Edición:1st electronic reading version.
Temas:
Human rights.
Human Rights
Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
Human rights
Droits de l'homme > 1945- ...
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "Like the home-born among you": the moral underpinnings of the struggle for human rights
  • "When the birds no longer hide": the role of human rights in promoting democracy and peace
  • The bottom line: why human rights are good for business
  • Forest and ice: human rights and the world around us
  • Only a plane ride away: public health and human rights
  • Saving money while saving lives: the economic rewards of defending human rights
  • No innocent place: human rights violations in the sweet land of liberty
  • David Trimble's tears: what we can do to promote human rights.

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