Human Rights in the United States: Beyond Exceptionalism

by Kathryn Libal

Book Overview

This book brings to light emerging evidence of a shift toward a fuller engagement with international human rights norms and their application to domestic policy dilemmas in the United States. The volume offers a rich history, spanning close to three centuries, of the marginalization of human rights discourse in the United States. Contributors analyze cases of US human rights advocacy aimed at addressing persistent inequalities within the United States...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107400872
• ISBN13: 9781107400870
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 394 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"