The Politics of Human Rights Protection

by Jan Knippers Black

Book Overview

This important work argues that human rights abuse is not necessarily about distant places and peoples, and it is neither incomprehensible nor inevitable. Despite seeming consensus about the importance of human rights protection, abuse--based in inequality--continues to expand. This empowering book seeks to break through barriers of ignorance, apathy, denial, and despair that allow decent people to tolerate indecent acts by their governments, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742540529
• ISBN13: 9780742540521
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"