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UNINA9910822370503321 |
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Titolo |
Human rights in our own backyard : injustice and resistance in the United States / / edited by William T. Armaline, Davita Silfen Glasberg, and Bandana Purkayastha |
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Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2011 |
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ISBN |
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0-8122-4360-9 |
1-283-89109-3 |
0-8122-0514-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (344 p.) |
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Collana |
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Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights |
Pennsylvania studies in human rights |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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ArmalineWilliam T |
GlasbergDavita Silfen |
PurkayasthaBandana <1956-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Human rights - United States |
Human rights - Government policy - United States |
Justice |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. I. Economic rights -- pt. II. Social rights -- pt. III. Cultural rights -- pt. IV. Political and civil rights -- pt. V. Convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination -- pt. VI. Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women -- pt. VII. Human rights and resistance in the United States. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Most Americans assume that the United States provides a gold standard for human rights-a 2007 survey found that 80 percent of U.S. adults believed that "the U.S. does a better job than most countries when it comes to protecting human rights." As well, discussions among scholars and public officials in the United States frame human rights issues as concerning people, policies, or practices "over there." By contrast, the contributors to this volume argue that many of the greatest immediate and structural threats to human rights, and some of the most significant efforts to realize human rights in practice, can be found in our own backyard.Human Rights in Our Own Backyard |
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