Decolonization and the evolution of international human rights
Auteur :
Burke, Roland
Éditeur :
Burke, Roland
ISBN :
9780812242195
Date de publication :
20 janv. 2010
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
512 g
Format :
With printed dust jacket
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This book challenges traditional accounts of the Third World's contribution to international human rights. It demonstrates that diplomats from Third World countries helped both to radicalize the UN human rights agenda in the heyday of decolonization and to undermine that agenda by advancing cultural relativism as an excuse for abuses in the 1970s.