{"product_id":"the-international-struggle-for-new-human-rights-paperback-1","title":"The International Struggle for New Human Rights - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClifford Bob\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, aggrieved groups around the world have routinely portrayed themselves as victims of human rights abuses. Physically and mentally disabled people, indigenous peoples, AIDS patients, and many others have chosen to protect and promote their interests by advancing new human rights norms before the United Nations and other international bodies. Often, these claims have met strong resistance from governments and corporations. More surprisingly, even apparent allies, such as Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and other nongovernmental organizations, have voiced misgivings, arguing that rights proliferation will weaken efforts to protect their traditional concerns: civil and political rights. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy are certain global problems recognized as human rights issues while others are not? How do local activists transform long-standing problems into universal rights claims? When and why do human rights groups, governments, and international organizations endorse new rights? \u003ci\u003eThe International Struggle for New Human Rights\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to address these issues. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFocusing on activists who advance new rights, the book introduces a framework for understanding critical strategies and conflicts involved in the struggle to persuade the human rights movement to move beyond traditional problems and embrace pressing new ones. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEssays in the volume consider rights activism by such groups as the South Asian Dalits, sexual minorities, and children of wartime rape victims, while others explore new issues such as health rights, economic rights, and the right to water. Examining both the successes and failures of such campaigns, The \u003ci\u003eInternational Struggle for New Human Rights\u003c\/i\u003e will be a key resource not only for scholars but also for those on the front lines of human rights work.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eClifford Bob is Associate Professor of Political Science at Duquesne University and is the author of The Marketing of Rebellion: Insurgents, Media, and International Activism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 202\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 26, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52731746713907,"sku":"9780812221299","price":47.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/NCtxaS9lemttQ01vQlVPeUpjQ2MvUT09_ab2a5cc2-9052-4da7-a31a-100e9325a4fc.webp?v=1763866901","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-international-struggle-for-new-human-rights-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}