In Search of a Better World: A Human Rights Odyssey - Brossura

Akhavan, Payam

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ISBN 10: 1487003390 ISBN 13: 9781487003395

Casa editrice: House of Anansi Pr, 2017

Riassunto

<p>A work of memoir, history, and a call to action, <em>In Search of a Better World</em> is a powerful and essential work on the major human rights struggles of our times.</p><p>Renowned UN prosecutor and human rights scholar Payam Akhavan has encountered the grim realities of contemporary genocide throughout his life and career. He argues that deceptive utopias, political cynicism, and public apathy have given rise to major human rights abuses: from the religious persecution of Iranian Bahá’ís that shaped his personal life, to the horrors of ethnic cleansing in Yugoslavia, the genocide in Rwanda, and the rise of contemporary phenomena such as the Islamic State. But he also reflects on the inspiring resilience of the human spirit and the reality of our inextricable interdependence to liberate us, whether from hateful ideologies that deny the humanity of others or an empty consumerist culture that worships greed and self-indulgence.</p><p>A timely, essential, and passionate work of memoir and history, <em>In Search of a Better World</em> is a tour de force by an internationally renowned human rights lawyer.</p>

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: House of Anansi Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1487003390
• ISBN 13: 9781487003395
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 385
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile