Globalization and human rights
Title:
Globalization and human rights
Personal Author EPSB:
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:
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.
ISBN:
9780791081907
Publisher:
Philadelphia : Chelsea House, c2006.
