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Freedom's Ordeal
Peter Juviler
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Description for Freedom's Ordeal
Hardback. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JPHV; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 602.
Fifteen countries have emerged from the collapse of the Soviet Union. Freedom's Ordeal recounts the struggles of these newly independent nations to achieve freedom and to establish support for fundamental human rights. Although history has shown that states emerging from collapsed empires rarely achieve full democracy in their first try, Peter Juviler analyzes these successor states as crucial and not always unpromising tests of democracy's viability in postcommunist countries. Taking into account the particularly difficult legacies of Soviet communism, Freedom's Ordeal is distinguished by its careful tracing of the historical background, with special attention to human rights before, during, and ... Read more
Fifteen countries have emerged from the collapse of the Soviet Union. Freedom's Ordeal recounts the struggles of these newly independent nations to achieve freedom and to establish support for fundamental human rights. Although history has shown that states emerging from collapsed empires rarely achieve full democracy in their first try, Peter Juviler analyzes these successor states as crucial and not always unpromising tests of democracy's viability in postcommunist countries. Taking into account the particularly difficult legacies of Soviet communism, Freedom's Ordeal is distinguished by its careful tracing of the historical background, with special attention to human rights before, during, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Series
Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812234183
SKU
V9780812234183
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About Peter Juviler
Peter Juviler is Professor of Political Science at Barnard College and Codirector of the Human Rights Center at Columbia University.
Reviews for Freedom's Ordeal
"This is an extremely valuable survey of the tortuous struggle for human rights in post-Soviet states. . . . Highly recommended."
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"While one often hears how bad the situation in Russia is, Juviler's grand survey of it from the perspective of democratic institutions and human rights brings a wide array of facts and little-known details that give ... Read more
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"While one often hears how bad the situation in Russia is, Juviler's grand survey of it from the perspective of democratic institutions and human rights brings a wide array of facts and little-known details that give ... Read more