LEADER 04165nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910463533603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8122-0803-X 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812208030 035 $a(CKB)3170000000060353 035 $a(OCoLC)859160689 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10748485 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000949475 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11598656 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000949475 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10997660 035 $a(PQKB)10299177 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3442096 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse24664 035 $a(DE-B1597)449702 035 $a(OCoLC)979628313 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812208030 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3442096 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10748485 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL682518 035 $a(EXLCZ)993170000000060353 100 $a20120924d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHuman rights and the negotiation of American power$b[electronic resource] /$fGlenn Mitoma 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aPhiladelphia $cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (237 p.) 225 0 $aPennsylvania studies in human rights 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-322-51236-1 311 $a0-8122-4506-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tIntroduction: Human Rights Hegemony in the American Century --$tChapter 1. The Study of Peace, Human Rights, and International Organization --$tChapter 2. A Pacific Charter --$tChapter 3. Carlos Romulo, Freedom of Information, and the Philippine Pattern --$tChapter 4. Charles Malik, the International Bill of Rights, and Ultimate Things --$tChapter 5. The NAACP, the ABA, and the Logic of Containment --$tConclusion: Toward Universal Human Rights --$tNotes --$tIndex --$tAcknowledgments 330 $aThe 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 1930's through the 1950's. 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. 606 $aHegemony$zUnited States 606 $aHuman rights$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y20th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aHegemony 615 0$aHuman rights$xHistory 676 $a341.4/8 700 $aMitoma$b Glenn Tatsuya$01049285 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463533603321 996 $aHuman rights and the negotiation of American power$92478156 997 $aUNINA