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American Exceptionalism and Human Rights
Ignatieff M
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Description for American Exceptionalism and Human Rights
Paperback. Does America still play by the rules it helped create? This book addresses this question as it applies to US behavior in relation to international human rights. It seeks to show and explain how America's approach to human rights differs from that of other Western nations. It includes essays by Stanley Hoffmann, Paul Kahn, and Harold Koh. Editor(s): Ignatieff, Michael. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
With the 2003 invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq, the most controversial question in world politics fast became whether the United States stands within the order of international law or outside it. Does America still play by the rules it helped create? American Exceptionalism and Human Rights addresses this question as it applies to U.S. behavior in relation to international human rights. With essays by eleven leading experts in such fields as international relations and international law, it seeks to show and explain how America's approach to human rights differs from that of most other Western nations. In his introduction, ... Read more
With the 2003 invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq, the most controversial question in world politics fast became whether the United States stands within the order of international law or outside it. Does America still play by the rules it helped create? American Exceptionalism and Human Rights addresses this question as it applies to U.S. behavior in relation to international human rights. With essays by eleven leading experts in such fields as international relations and international law, it seeks to show and explain how America's approach to human rights differs from that of most other Western nations. In his introduction, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
515g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691116488
SKU
V9780691116488
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About Ignatieff M
Michael Ignatieff is Carr Professor of Human Rights Practice and Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. His numerous books include Human Rights as Politics and Idolatry (Princeton) and The Lesser Evil: Political Ethics in an Age of Terror .
Reviews for American Exceptionalism and Human Rights
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2006 An excellent new collection of essays on American exceptionalism... Michael Ignatieff ... seeks to distinguish between US 'exemptionalism,' double standards and legal isolationism.
Quentin Peel, Financial Times This collection on American exceptionalism seeks to explain the seeming paradox of US governmental support for, and aversion to, global human rights... This ... Read more
Quentin Peel, Financial Times This collection on American exceptionalism seeks to explain the seeming paradox of US governmental support for, and aversion to, global human rights... This ... Read more