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Human rights and the negotiation of American power /

Through careful archival research, Glenn Mitoma reveals how the U.S. government, key civil society groups, Cold War politics, and specific individuals led to America's emergence in the twentieth century as an ambivalent yet central player in establishing an international rights ethic.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mitoma, Glenn Tatsuya
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2013.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Pennsylvania studies in human rights
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction: Human Rights Hegemony in the American Century
  • Chapter 1. The Study of Peace, Human Rights, and International Organization
  • Chapter 2. A Pacific Charter
  • Chapter 3. Carlos Romulo, Freedom of Information, and the Philippine Pattern
  • Chapter 4. Charles Malik, the International Bill of Rights, and Ultimate Things
  • Chapter 5. The NAACP, the ABA, and the Logic of Containment
  • Conclusion: Toward Universal Human Rights
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.