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ix, 252 pages ; 24 cm. |
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Series |
Cambridge studies in law and society |
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Cambridge studies in law and society.
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Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-248) and index. |
Contents |
American imaginings of human rights and the Middle East -- The human rights challenge from within -- The Middle Eastern gaze on American human rights commitments -- American imprints and the Middle East's new human rights landscape -- From the ashes of the post-September 11th era : lessons for the human rights project. |
Summary |
This work traverses three pivotal human rights struggles of the post-September 11th era. It presents snapshots of human rights being appropriated, promoted, claimed, reclaimed, and contested within and between the American and Middle Eastern contexts. |
Subject |
Abu Ghraib Prison.
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Human rights -- United States.
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Human rights -- Middle East.
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Terrorism -- Prevention -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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ISBN |
9780521767538 (hardback) |
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0521767539 (hardback) |
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