This book provides a comprehensive introduction to international human rights -- international human rights law, why international human rights have increasingly risen to world prominence, what is being done about violations of human rights, and what might be done to further promote the cause of international human rights so that everyone may one day have their rights respected regardless of who they are or where they live.
It explains:
how the concept of international human rights has developed over time
the variety of types of human rights (civil-political...
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to international human rights -- international human rights law, why international human rights hav...
An exploration of why and how peace has gradually mitigated intense conflict in the Asia-Pacific region, this volume draws on case studies and multivariate quantitative analysis to test theories of peace and conflict regarding the region.
An exploration of why and how peace has gradually mitigated intense conflict in the Asia-Pacific region, this volume draws on case studies and multiva...
A groundbreaking study of the Jewish composers and musicians banned by the Third Reich--and the consequences for music worldwide
With National Socialism's arrival in Germany in 1933, Jews dominated music more than virtually any other sector, making it the most important cultural front in the Nazi fight for German identity. This groundbreaking book looks at the Jewish composers and musicians banned by the Third Reich and the consequences for music throughout the rest of the twentieth century. Because Jewish musicians and composers were, by 1933, the principal conveyors of...
A groundbreaking study of the Jewish composers and musicians banned by the Third Reich--and the consequences for music worldwide
Feature films are jam-packed with political messages. This volume provides the tools for analyzing the politics embedded in films. Contributors reveal how subliminal messages are a clue to how the public perceives political reality through otherwise entertaining feature films. The volume is divided into two parts: Part One focuses on defining political films while Part Two looks at how -politics- is defined within films. Contributors find several ways of defining -political films-, but agree that while the messages in films may often seem progressive, they are usually quite conservative,...
Feature films are jam-packed with political messages. This volume provides the tools for analyzing the politics embedded in films. Contributors reveal...
Feature films are jam-packed with political messages. This volume provides the tools for analyzing the politics embedded in films. Contributors reveal how subliminal messages are a clue to how the public perceives political reality through otherwise entertaining feature films. The volume is divided into two parts: Part One focuses on defining political films while Part Two looks at how -politics- is defined within films. Contributors find several ways of defining -political films-, but agree that while the messages in films may often seem progressive, they are usually quite conservative,...
Feature films are jam-packed with political messages. This volume provides the tools for analyzing the politics embedded in films. Contributors reveal...
Dr. Michael Haas' book, United States Diplomacy with North Korea and Vietnam: Explaining Failure and Success, aims to explain a significant, beguiling discrepancy in U.S. foreign relations: How has American diplomacy with Vietnam proved so successful when compared with its efforts to negotiate with North Korea? Haas undertakes a comparative analysis of foreign policy decisions to determine how relationships between the U.S. and each country have diverged drastically, in spite of a legacy of U.S. occupation in both regions. By tracing diplomatic interactions historically, comparatively...
Dr. Michael Haas' book, United States Diplomacy with North Korea and Vietnam: Explaining Failure and Success, aims to explain a significant, beguiling...
