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Rights as weapons : instruments of conflict, tools of power /

An in-depth look at the historic and strategic deployment of rights in political conflicts throughout the worldRights are usually viewed as defensive concepts representing mankind's highest aspirations to protect the vulnerable and uplift the downtrodden. But since the Enlightenment, political...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bob, Clifford, 1958- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2019]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: the uses of rights in political conflict
  • Rights as rallying cries: mobilizing support
  • Rights as shields and parries: countering threats
  • Rights as camouflage: masking motives
  • Rights as spears: overturning laws
  • Rights as dynamite: destroying cultures
  • Rights as blockades: suppressing subordinates
  • Rights as wedges: breaking coalitions
  • Conclusions.