 | Human Rights and the Negotiation of American Power Subjects: Human rights -- History -- 20th century; United Nations. General Assembly. Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Hegemony -- United States; United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century; Through careful archival research, Glenn Mitoma reveals how the U.S. government, key civil society groups, Cold War politics, and specific individuals led to America's emergence in the twentieth century as an ambivalent yet central player in establishing an international rights ethic. Glenn Mitoma teaches human rights at the Human Rights Institute of the University of Connecticut. |
