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The Politics of Human Rights: A Global Perspective
Tony Evans
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Description for The Politics of Human Rights: A Global Perspective
Paperback. A new edition of this popular introduction to the politics of human rights. Series: Human Security in the Global Economy. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 12. Weight in Grams: 216.
In the past, violations of human rights were commonly portrayed as atrocities perpetrated by tyrannical dictatorships. Today, the images of torture at Abu Ghraib in Iraq, and the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, put the lie to this assumption. State violations of human rights have a global reach.
Tony Evan's introduction to the politics of human rights examines the impact of globalisation on global human rights. He argues that the state’s role in protecting and promoting rights has been severely weakened under globalisation – and that the emerging global order may be a cause of many ... Read more
In the past, violations of human rights were commonly portrayed as atrocities perpetrated by tyrannical dictatorships. Today, the images of torture at Abu Ghraib in Iraq, and the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, put the lie to this assumption. State violations of human rights have a global reach.
Tony Evan's introduction to the politics of human rights examines the impact of globalisation on global human rights. He argues that the state’s role in protecting and promoting rights has been severely weakened under globalisation – and that the emerging global order may be a cause of many ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
Series
Human Security in the Global Economy
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745323732
SKU
V9780745323732
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About Tony Evans
Tony Evans is a lecturer at the Department of Politics, University of Southampton. His previous books include US Hegemony and the Project of Universal Human Rights (Macmillan, 1996), Human Rights Fifty Years On (Manchester, 1998) and The Politics of Human Rights (Pluto, 2005).
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