The American attitude toward human rights is deemed inconsistent, even hypocritical: while the United States is characterized (or self-characterized) as a global leader in promoting human rights, the nation has consistently restrained broader interpretations of human rights and held international enforcement mechanisms at arm's length. "Human Rights and the Negotiation of American Power" examines the causes, consequences, and tensions of America's growth as the leading world power after World War II alongside the flowering of the human rights movement. Through careful archival research,...
The American attitude toward human rights is deemed inconsistent, even hypocritical: while the United States is characterized (or self-characterize...