Reclaiming American virtue : the human rights revolution of the 1970s /

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The American commitment to international human rights emerged in the 1970s not as a logical outgrowth of American idealism but as a surprising response to national trauma, as Barbara Keys shows in this provocative history. Reclaiming American Virtue situates this novel enthusiasm as a reaction to th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Keys, Barbara J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2014.
Temas:
1900-1999
Human rights > Government policy > United States.
Human rights advocacy > United States.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Défense des droits de l'homme > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Human Rights.
Diplomatic relations
Human rights advocacy
Human rights > Government policy
Bürgerrechtsbewegung
Menschenrecht
Mänskliga rättigheter.
Internationella relationer.
United States > Foreign relations > 20th century.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 20e siècle.
United States
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : enter human rights
  • The postwar marginality of universal human rights
  • Managing civil rights at home
  • The trauma of the Vietnam War
  • The liberal critique of right-wing dictatorships
  • The anticommunist embrace of human rights
  • A new calculus emerges
  • Insurgency on Capitol Hill
  • The human rights lobby
  • A moralist campaigns for president
  • "We want to be proud again"
  • Conclusion : universal human rights in American foreign policy.

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