Race And Human Rights - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0870137506 ISBN 13: 9780870137501

Casa editrice: Michigan State Univ Pr, 2008

Riassunto

The terrorist attacks against U.S. targets on September 11, 2001, and the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, sparked an intense debate about "human rights." According to contributors to this provocative book, the discussion of human rights to date has been far too narrow. They argue that any conversation about human rights in the United States must include equal rights for all residents.
Essays examine the historical and intellectual context for the modern debate about human rights, the racial implications of the war on terrorism, the intersection of racial oppression, and the national security state. Others look at the Pinkerton detective agency as a forerunner of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the role of Africa in post–World War II American attempts at empire-building, and the role of immigration as a human rights issue.

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Following the horrific events of 9/11, the United States launched a "war on terrorism," exemplified by its invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq and the accompanying retrenchment of civil libertles here and abroad. Against this backdrop, and the growing debate about what constitutes human rights (whether, for example, it should be understood in "civil and political" or "social and economic" terms), contributors to this anthology argue that the struggle around defining and expanding the idea of human rights in the twenty-first century must be contextualized by an appreciation for the deep, persistent, and increasing levels of racial inequality in the United States and globally.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Michigan State Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0870137506
• ISBN 13: 9780870137501
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 271
• Redattore: Stokes Curtis
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile