The human rights enterprise : political sociology, state power, and social movements / William T. Armaline, Davita Silfen Glasberg, Bandana Purkayastha.
"Why do powerful states like the U.S., U.K., China, and Russia repeatedly fail to meet their international legal obligations as defined by human rights instruments? How does global capitalism affect states' ability to implement human rights, particularly in the context of global recession, state aus...
Uniform Title: | Political sociology series.
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Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Polity,
2015.
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Series: | Political sociology series.
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Physical Description: | vii, 213 pages ; 22 cm. |
Format: | Book |
Contents:
- 1. The Human Rights Enterprise and a Critical Sociology of Human Rights
- 2. Power and the State: Global Economic Restructuring and the Global Recession
- 3. The Human Rights Enterprise: A Genealogy of Continuing Struggles
- 4. Private Tyrannies: Rethinking the Rights of "Corporate Citizens"
- 5. Current Contexts and Implications for Human Rights Praxis in the US.