World Poverty and Human Rights, Paperback - Thomas W. Pogge

Some 2. 5 billion human beings live in severe poverty, deprived of such essentials as adequate nutrition, safe drinking water, basic sanitation, ad...

Western legal culture looked to the Christian religion for its foundational cosmopolitan ideas, and at the beginnings of the human rights movement ...

This handbook explains the crucial role that psychology plays in: defending individuals' human rights, health, well-being, and dignity; supporting ...

A straightforward and stimulating account of this fascinating area of law that covers all the key topics on undergraduate human rights modules. It ...

Why and how can records serve as evidence of human rights violations, in particular crimes against humanity, and help the fight against impunity? T...

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In a world of spectacular suffering and power plays - large and small - what is theatre's role in protecting human dignity? With its impassioned pl...

Bringing theory and practice together, African Cinema and Human Rights argues that moving images have a significant role to play in advancing the c...

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A landmark history of the rise, abolition, and legacy of slavery in the New World.Publisher: Verso BooksAuthor(s): Robin BlackburnNumber of pages: ...

Reducere. A Bitter Fog is the true story of people fighting to protect their families and homes from Agent Orange and other poisons sprayed on them from the ...

Reducere. Quilts and Human Rights offers a new understanding of the history of global human rights as seen through textiles of awareness and activism. Of all...

Everybody has heard of human rights. But what are human rights, where do they originate and what do they mean? This book answers these questions, o...

Eradicating Extreme Poverty. Democracy, Globalisation and Human Rights - Xavier Godinot

A beautifully illustrated non-fiction picture book that sensitively explains crises that dominate the news in an appropriate manner for children.

Britain's murky relationship with the Greek dictatorship is revealed in this important new study.

A deep dive into the history and philosophy of isonomy, a system of equal rights for all, as an alternative to the concept of democracy.Publisher: ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Ruth BarrettFemale Erasure is a dynamic collection of diverse voices speaking out against gender identity politics, exposin...

Aimed at graduate students and advanced undergraduates in physics and astronomy, this concise textbook covers all aspects of the ISM and IGM. It di...

This book proposes a transformation from human rights organized around a state determined practice to one that is focused on a people-centric appro...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Peter (University of Gloucestershire, UK) HalsteadIllustration(s): 13 Tables, colorNumber of pages: 256Co...

Reducere. This volume outlines the approaches to human rights and responsibilities within the different world religions. Featuring contributions from over 15...

* New, revised edition of James Nickel's classic study. * Explains and defends the conception of human rights found in the Universal Declaration of...

Christian tradition demands basic sustenance for all as a human right. Yet the contemporary capitalist economy makes no such demands, and the free ...

DescriptionThe definitive work in the field, International Human Rights provides a comprehensive analysis of this wide and diverse subject area. Wr...

Reducere. Are there any human rights that apply to all women and all men in all cultures at all times? Can we ground human rights in an abstract rationality ...

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Reducere. A maddening, twice-annual horse race held in Siena's public square, the Palio is less a sport than it is a game--one that involves a combination of...

Reducere. What does it mean to be free? Top authors donate their talents to explore the question in a compelling collection to benefit Amnesty International....

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Nussberger traces the history of the European Court of Human Rights from its political context in the 1940s to the present day, answering pressing ...

Reducere. "No one has written with more penetrating skepticism about the history of human rights."--Adam Kirsch, Wall Street Journal"Moyn breaks new ground i...

This systematic overview of the main arguments made against human rights is the first of its kind. It proposes a strong democratic defence of human...

Reducere. The compelling, insightful, and challenging memoir of a Christian woman's exploration of her faith while living in community with strictly Orthodox...

Reducere. Humans have "subdued 75 percent of the land surface, concocted a wizardry of industrial and medical marvels, strung lights all across the darkness....