Human rights in the United States : (Record no. 12012)
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| fixed length control field | 01797cam a2200205 a 4500 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781107008465 (hardback) |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 1107008468 (hardback) |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781107400870 (paperback) |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 1107400872 (paperback) |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | KM201.H852011 |
| Item number | 08145187 |
| TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Human rights in the United States : |
| Remainder of title | beyond exceptionalism / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | edited by Shareen Hertel, Kathryn Libal |
| Copyright Date | |
| Place of publication | Cambridge ; |
| -- | New York : |
| Name of publisher | Cambridge University Press, |
| Year of publication or production | 2011 |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xxvi, 366 pages ; |
| SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "This book brings to light emerging evidence of a shift toward a fuller engagement with international human rights norms and their application to domestic policy dilemmas in the United States. The volume offers a rich history, spanning close to three centuries, of the marginalization of human rights discourse in the United States. Contributors analyze particular cases of U.S. human rights advocacy aimed at addressing persistent inequalities within the United States itself, including advocacy on the rights of persons with disabilities; indigenous peoples; lone mother-headed families; incarcerated persons; lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people; and those displaced by natural disasters, most notably Hurricane Katrina. The book also explores key arenas in which legal scholars, policy practitioners, and grassroots activists are challenging multiple divides between "public" and "private" spheres (for example, in connection with children's rights and domestic violence) and between "public" and "private" sectors (specifically, in relation to healthcare and business and human rights)"-- |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Human rights |
| ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Hertel, Shareen. |
| ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Libal, Kathryn, |
| ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy11pdf03/2010048058.html |
| ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
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