1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910820130703321

Titolo

Islam and human rights : advancing a U.S.-Muslim dialogue / / edited by Shireen T. Hunter with Huma Malik

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : Center for Strategic and International Studies, , [2005]

©2005

ISBN

1-4422-5667-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (153 p.)

Collana

Significant issues series, , 0736-7136 ; ; volume 27, number 5

Disciplina

297.2/72

Soggetti

Human rights - Religious aspects - Islam

Human rights - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction / Shireen T. Hunter -- Evolving concepts of human rights / Ann Elizabeth Mayer -- Is there a distinctly Islamic view of human rights, and is it compatible with the universal declaration of human rights? / Khaled Abou El Fadl -- Women's rights in Islam / Riffat Hassan -- Minority rights in Islam : from dhimmi to citizen / Recep Senturk -- The causes of Muslim countries' poor record of human rights / Saad Eddin Ibrahim -- Human rights and U.S. foreign policy : reconciling ideals and interests / Robert Pastor -- Conclusions / Shireen T. Hunter.

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>In the last few years, issues related to human rights have acquired great importance in shaping the character of U.S.-Muslim relations. Many Muslims doubt the seriousness of the U.S. commitment to the cause of human rights and democracy in the Muslim world, believing that the United States applies human rights' standards selectively to suit its strategic and economic interests. Irrespective of the validity of these charges, they are part of the context of the U.S.-Muslim dialogue on human rights that this volume seeks to advance.</span></span>



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910836791803321

Autore

Högselius Per

Titolo

The Soviet Nuclear Archipelago : A Historical Geography of Atomic-Powered Communism

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Central European University Press, 2024

Budapest : , : Central European University Press, , 2024

©2024

ISBN

1-003-72313-6

963-386-648-0

9781003723134

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (178 pages)

Collana

CEU Press Perspectives Series

Classificazione

HIS010010HIS032000

Altri autori (Persone)

KlüppelbergAchim

Disciplina

338.47621480947

Soggetti

HISTORY / Europe / Eastern

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Cultural Preparation -- 3. Bomb Geographies -- 4. Incepting Peaceful Atoms -- 5.The First Boom Phase -- 6.Winning New Territories -- 7. Evolving Macro-Entanglements -- 8.The Second Boom Phase -- 9. Towards Energy Complexes -- 10. Macro-Entanglements during the Second Boom Phase -- 11.The Post-Chernobyl Stagnation and the Third Boom Phase -- 12. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The war in Ukraine, with the exposure of nuclear power stations and the danger of atomic warfare, has made the legacy of the Soviet nuclear sector of critical importance. The two authors map the Soviet nuclear industry in a shifting historical context, making sense of a complex socio-technical and environmental history. Taking an innovative approach, this book explores the history of atomic power in the former Soviet Union using the spatial dimensions of the nuclear industry as a point of departure. The key concept is that of the archipelago - a network of nuclear facilities spread throughout the Soviet territory, but mutually reliant on each other and densely connected. The story traces the emergence of nuclear science and technology for military and



civilian purposes through to the post-Soviet Russian nuclear corporations as providers of resources and technology. The book explains how nuclear developments in the Soviet Union interacted with processes of environmental and landscape change. The spatial lens offers an analytically fruitful and pedagogically stimulating way to comprehend the nuclear histories of the Soviet Union and its successor states.