Most Uncertain Crusade : the United States, the United Nations, and Human Rights, 1941-1953. /

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A Most Uncertain Crusade traces and analyzes the emergence of human rights as both an international concern and as a controversial domestic issue for U.S. policy makers during and after World War II. Historian Brucken focuses on officials in the State Department, at the United Nations, and within ce...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brucken, Rowland
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cornell University Press, 2013.
Temas:
United Nations. > General Assembly. > Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations. General Assembly)
1900-1999
Human rights > United States > History > 20th century.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > General.
Human rights.
Politics and government.
United States > Politics and government > 20th century.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siècle.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: The Origins of a Crusade
  • 1. Defining a Crusade, 1941-1943
  • 2. Implementing a Vision, 1943-1945
  • 3. A Conservative Revolution Begins, 1945-1948
  • 4. Opposition at Home and at the United Nations, 1948-1951
  • 5. United Nations Success Breeds Failure at Home, 1945-1950
  • 6. The End of a Crusade, 1951-1953
  • Conclusion: The Impact of a Crusade, 1953-2011
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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