Ideal Illusions: How the U.S. Government Co-Opted Human Rights

(Part of the American Empire Project Series)

by James Peck

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From a noted historian and foreign-policy analyst, a groundbreaking critique of the troubling symbiosis between Washington and the human rights movement The United States has long been hailed as a powerful force for global human rights. Now, drawing on thousands of documents from the CIA, the National Security Council, the Pentagon, and development agencies, James Peck shows in blunt detail how Washington has shaped human rights into a potent ideological...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0805083286

ISBN13:9780805083286

Release Date:March 2011

Publisher:Metropolitan Books

Length:384 Pages

Weight:1.40 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"

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20th Century History Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Public Affairs & Policy Social Policy

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