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Human rights and the negotiation of American power, Glenn Mitoma

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Human rights and the negotiation of American power, Glenn Mitoma
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-219) and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Human rights and the negotiation of American power
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
812791719
Responsibility statement
Glenn Mitoma
Series statement
Pennsylvania studies in human rights
Summary
"The American attitude toward human rights is deemed inconsistent, even hypocritical: while the United States is characterized (or self-characterized) as a global leader in promoting human rights, the nation has consistently restrained broader interpretations of human rights and held international enforcement mechanisms at arm's length. Human Rights and the Negotiation of American Power examines the causes, consequences, and tensions of America's growth as the leading world power after World War II alongside the flowering of the human rights movement. Through careful archival research, Glenn Mitoma reveals how the U.S. government, key civil society groups, Cold War politics, and specific individuals contributed to America's emergence as an ambivalent yet central player in establishing an international rights ethic. Mitoma focuses on the work of three American civil society organizations: the Commission to Study the Organization of Peace, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and the American Bar Association--and their influence on U.S. human rights policy from the late 1930s through the 1950s. He demonstrates that the burgeoning transnational language of human rights provided two prominent United Nations diplomats and charter members of the Commission on Human Rights--Charles Malik and Carlos Romulo--with fresh and essential opportunities for influencing the position of the United States, most particularly with respect to developing nations. Looking at the critical contributions made by these two men, Mitoma uncovers the unique causes, tensions, and consequences of American exceptionalism."--Publisher's website
Table Of Contents
Human rights hegemony in the American century -- The study of peace, human rights, and international organization -- A Pacific charter -- Carlos Romulo, freedom of information, and the Philippine pattern -- Charles Malik, the International Bill of Rights, and ultimate things -- The NAACP, the ABA, and the logic of containment -- Toward universal human rights
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