The terrorist attacks against U.S. targets on September 11, 2001, and the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, sparked an intense debate about "human rights." According to contributors to this provocative book, the discussion of human rights to date has been far too narrow. They argue that any conversation about human rights in the United States must include equal rights for all residents.
Essays examine the historical and intellectual context for the modern debate about human rights, the racial implications of the war on terrorism, the intersection of racial oppression, and the national security state. Others look at the Pinkerton detective agency as a forerunner of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the role of Africa in post–World War II American attempts at empire-building, and the role of immigration as a human rights issue.
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Curtis Stokes is Professor of Political Theory and Black Politics in James Madison College at Michigan State University. He has edited and authored six books, including the award-winning Malcolm X’s Michigan Worldview: An Exemplar for Contemporary Black Studies and The State of Black Michigan, 1967–2007.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Following the horrific events of 9/11, the United States launched a "war on terrorism." exemplified by its invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq and the accompanying retrenchment of civil liberties here and aboard. Against this backdrop, and the growing debate about what constitutes human rights (whether, for example, it should be understood in "civil and political" or "social and economic" terms), contributors to this anthology argue that the struggle around defining and expanding the idea of human rights in the twenty-first century must be contextualized by an appreciation for the deep, persistent, and increasing levels of racial inequality in the United States and globally. The terrorist attacks against US targets on September 11, 2001, and the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, sparked an intense debate about 'human rights.' This book includes essays which examine the historical and intellectual context for the modern debate about human rights, and the racial implications of the war on terrorism. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780870137501
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