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Routledge Studies in Islam and Human Rig Human Rights in Islamic Societies: Muslims and the Western Conception of Rights (Hardcover)

This book compares Islamic and Western ideas of human rights in order to ascertain which human rights if any can be considered universal. This is a profound topic with a rich history that is highly relevant within global politics and society today.... more

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Challenge students to explore several important unexplained events that helped shape history. Students use primary source materials, posters, and simulations to find clues and to make informed decisions about these events. There are no ''right'' or... more

Exploring Civil Rights: The Movement 1965 (paperback) - by Jay Leslie

The civil rights movement in 1965 was fraught with assassination, brutal attacks, and an attempt to deny Black Americans the right to vote. In February, Malcolm X, a Black religious leader and human rights activist, was slain. Bloody Sunday followed... more

Super SHEroes of History: Civil Rights (paperback) - by Janel Rodriguez

From the first attempts to end slavery in the 1800s to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, women were in the forefront of the struggle to achieve equality for Black Americans. Rosa Parks in Montgomery and Viola Desmond in Canada both... more

Human Rights: An Islamic Prospective (Paperback)

Despite its attractiveness human rights are ambiguous and difficult term to define. The history of political theory is swollen with numerous speculations about what specifically are these rights and what they include. Is there any such thing called... more

Human Rights in History Decolonization Self-Determination and the Rise of Global Human Rights Politics (Hardcover)

This volume presents the first global history of human rights politics in the age of decolonization. The conflict between independence movements and colonial powers shaped the global human rights order that emerged after the Second World War. It was... more

The Power of Hope (Paperback)

Human history has been marked by the great number of people born into conditions of war violence oppression and social exclusion. But at the same time this history has been shaped by the long struggle for human rights and the people who have... more

The Colonialism of Human Rights (Paperback)

Do so-called universal human rights apply to indigenous formerly enslaved and colonized peoples? This trenchant book brings human rights into conversation with the histories and afterlives of Western colonialism and slavery. Colin Samson examines... more

Pre-Owned Quilts and Human Rights Paperback

9780803249851. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 232. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 232 p. Contains: Illustrations. Quilts and Human Rights offers a new understanding of the history of global human rights... more

History of the Guibord case ultramontanism versus law and human rights. 1875 [Leather Bound]

Select Your Preferred Color at No Additional Cost! Explore More Options by Clicking on More Images and Notify Us of Your Choice via Email. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition expertly crafted by the prestigious organization “Rare... more

Pre-Owned Interdisciplinary Approaches to Human Rights: History Politics Practice (Paperback) 1138482269 9781138482265

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Human Rights: History Politics Practice is an edited collection that brings together analyses of human rights work from multiple disciplines. Within the academic sphere this book will garner interest from scholars who... more

Fierce Legion of Friends : A History of Human Rights Campaigns and Campaigners (Paperback)

This is a history of human rights campaigns in the United States and elsewhere starting with the Quakers and other 18th-century campaigners against slavery and covering the rise of the labor movement lynchings genocide Sacco and Vanzetti the... more

Kelly Miller s history of the world war for human rights (1919) [Leatherbound]

Leatherbound edition. Language: English Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1919 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint. Illustrations... more

Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity: Scorched Earth: Environmental Warfare as a Crime Against Humanity and Nature (Paperback)

A global history of environmental warfare and the case for why it should be a crime The environmental infrastructure that sustains human societies has been a target and instrument of war for centuries resulting in famine and disease displaced... more

Palgrave MacMillan Transnational History: India and the Quest for One World: The Peacemakers (Hardcover)

India and the Quest for One World revolutionizes the history of human rights with dramatic impact on some of the most contentious debates of our time by capturing the exceptional efforts of Mahatma Gandhi and the Nehrus to counter the divisions of... more

Zapata Lives!: Histories and Cultural Politics in Southern Mexico (Paperback)

This richly detailed study chronicles recent political events in southern Mexico up to and including the July 2000 election of Vicente Fox. Lynn Stephen focuses on the meaning that Emiliano Zapata the great symbol of land reform and human rights has... more

European Views of the United States: The Democratic Gap : Transcultural Confrontations of German Immigrants and the Promise of American Democracy (Series #5) (Hardcover)

Why has the promise of American democracy been so persuasive to immigrants despite prejudice regarding cultural inferiority a history of slavery and genocide violations of human rights media manipulations and imperial self-righteousness? How can we... more

Ohio Short Histories of Africa: South Africa’s Struggle for Human Rights (Paperback)

The human rights movement in South Africa’s transition to a postapartheid democracy has been widely celebrated as a triumph for global human rights. It was a key aspect of the political transition often referred to as a miracle which brought... more

Pre-Owned World War II in 500 Photographs (Paperback) 160320993X 9781603209939

World War II fought from 1939 to 1945 engulfed the globe in a shattering struggle over national sovereignty and individual rights. It was also the costliest battle in history in terms of human life with millions perishing in combat in concentration... more

Pre-Owned Dennis Brutus: Discovering History s Heroes (Hardcover) 1534462368 9781534462366

Jeter Publishing presents a middle grade series that celebrates men and women who altered the course of history but may not be as well-known as their counterparts. In this biography meet South African poet and human rights activist Dennis Brutus.... more

International Criminal Court and Kenya: : exploring the effectiveness of the ICC and Its Impact On The Rule of Law and Human Rights in Kenya. (Paperback)

Background The aim of this text is to determine the effectiveness of the ICC in general in the aftermath of the Kenya case in particular. Kenya an East African country has a mixed history. It is a former colony of Britain which had a violent process... more

Pre-Owned The History of Human Rights: From Ancient Times to the Globalization Era (Paperback) 0520234979 9780520234970

Micheline Ishay recounts the dramatic struggle for human rights across the ages in a book that brilliantly synthesizes historical and intellectual developments from the Mesopotamian Codes of Hammurabi to today s era of globalization. As she... more

Tibet Since 1950: Silence Prison or Exile - Marshall Steve

Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 183. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 183 p. Contains: Illustrations. Through photographs history personal interviews and stories a group that investigates human rights abuses examines at the impact of Chinese... more

By Right of Conquest (Paperback)

The book By Right of Conquest: A Novel has been considered important throughout the human history and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future... more

Beyond Chutzpah : On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History (Hardcover)

This volume corrects the historical record of anti-Semitism revealing recent scholarly consensus on the hottest issues of the Israel-Palestine conflict especially human rights. In this long-awaited sequel to his international bestseller The... more

Human Rights and Climate Change (Paperback)

We are here to provide ample information about Law Social issues History Geography Economics and much more. We will also provide interesting articles and stories. Stay tuned with us to load your brain with information. more

Pre-Owned International Human Rights (Paperback) 0813349486 9780813349480

International Human Rights examines the ways in which states and other international actors have addressed human rights since the end of World War II. This unique textbook features substantial attention to theory history international and regional... more

The Government Class Book; Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. (Paperback)

The book The Government Class Book; Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. has been considered important throughout the human history and so that this work is never... more

Pre-Owned Inventing Human Rights: A History 9780393331998 Paperback Presumed to be 1st as edition is unstated edition

CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting /... more

Pre-owned Inventing Human Rights : A History Paperback by Hunt Lynn ISBN 0393331997 ISBN-13 9780393331998

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Pre-Owned Challenging U. S. Apartheid : Atlanta and Black Struggles for Human Rights 1960-1977 9780822337911

A history of black politics and activism in Atlanta GA. CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages... more

Human Rights in History: Poland s Solidarity Movement and the Global Politics of Human Rights (Paperback)

In the historiography of human rights the 1980s feature as little more than an afterthought to the human rights breakthrough of the previous decade. Through an examination of one of the major actors of recent human rights history - Poland s... more

History of the Guibord case : ultramontanism versus law and human rights. 1875 [Leather Bound]

Select Your Preferred Color at No Additional Cost! Explore More Options by Clicking on More Images and Notify Us of Your Choice via Email. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition expertly crafted by the prestigious organization “Rare... more

Kelly Miller s history of the world war for human right; being an intensely human and brilliant account of the world war and why and for what purpose America and the allies are fig

Select Your Preferred Color at No Additional Cost! Explore More Options by Clicking on More Images and Notify Us of Your Choice via Email. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition expertly crafted by the prestigious organization “Rare... more

Plundering the North: A History of Settler Colonialism Corporate Welfare and Food Insecurity (Paperback)

The manufacturing of a chronic food crisis Food insecurity in the North is one of Canada s most shameful public health and human rights crises. In Plundering the North Kristin Burnett and Travis Hay examine the disturbing mechanics behind the... more

Pre-Owned They Can Live in the Desert But Nowhere Else: A History of the Armenian Genocide (Paperback) by Ronald Grigor Suny

9780691175966. Pre-owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 520. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 520 p. Contains: Maps. Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity 23. Starting in early 1915 the Ottoman Turks began... more

Before the Movement: The Hidden History of Black Civil Rights (Hardcover)

The familiar story of civil rights goes like this: once America s legal system shut Black people out and refused to recognize their rights their basic human dignity or even their very lives. When lynch mobs gathered police and judges often closed... more

Pre-Owned The Royal Academy of Arts: History and Collections (The Association of Human Rights Institutes series) Paperback - USED

9780300232073. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Cloth over boards. Contains: Unspecified. Includes unspecified. Published in association with the Royal Academy of Arts London Animated by an unprecedented study of its... more