Globalization and human rights
Title
:
Globalization and human rights
Personal Author EPSB
:
Alma. Kadragic
Summary
:
Describes the effects, good and bad, of globalization on international human rights; the history of human rights; economic independence as a human right; the impact of the media on human rights abuses; and the work of nongovernmental organizations such as Amnesty International and the International Committee of the Red Cross to bring a stop to violations and aid victims.
Year Published
:
2006
Series
:
The new global society
Physical Description
:
xiv, 132 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 24 cm.
Contents
:
The human face of globalization -- A brief history of human rights -- Economic independence as a human right -- Globalization and personal freedom -- Global television and human rights abuses -- NGOs and getting involved -- America confronts globalization and human rights -- The future of human rights under globalization.
Subject
:
Human rights.
Globalization.
Globalization -- Social aspects
Summary
:
Describes the effects, good and bad, of globalization on international human rights; the history of human rights; economic independence as a human right; the impact of the media on human rights abuses; and the work of nongovernmental organizations such as Amnesty International and the International Committee of the Red Cross to bring a stop to violations and aid victims.
ISBN
:
9780791081907
Publisher
:
Philadelphia : Chelsea House, c2006.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Edmonton Christian High | 323 KAD | Book | 30905000051890 | Non-Fiction |