Founded forty years ago and almost immediately dubbed "one of the larger lunacies of our time", Amnesty International is now the most influential non-governmental organization in the world. With a membership of over one million, its power to influence political debate has become almost legendary and its press releases receive front-page treatment. Scolded and prodded by Amnesty, democratic governments have made human rights a central tenet, if not always the practice, of policy. Even totalitarian governments are wary of its ...
Read More
Founded forty years ago and almost immediately dubbed "one of the larger lunacies of our time", Amnesty International is now the most influential non-governmental organization in the world. With a membership of over one million, its power to influence political debate has become almost legendary and its press releases receive front-page treatment. Scolded and prodded by Amnesty, democratic governments have made human rights a central tenet, if not always the practice, of policy. Even totalitarian governments are wary of its influence. "Like Water on Stone" tells the story of the organization from day one to the present. In its early days Amnesty nearly tore itself apart over suspicions that it had been penetrated by the British intelligence agencies; its founder, Peter Benenson, resigned and many predicted its quick demise. Beginning with the personal story of his long-time friendship with one of Amnesty's best-known adopted political prisoners, Olusegun Obasanjo, now the democratically elected president of Nigeria, Jonathan Power looks at Amnesty's work worldwide, including Guatemala, where their personnel risked life and limb to help those facing the death squads, and in the Central African Republic, where they highlighted the horrific massacre of defenceless children. Other chapters examine the attempt to bring General Pinochet to justice, Britain's dirty war in Northern Ireland and one of the black marks in Amnesty's own history, their mistaken support of the Baader-Meinhof gang. Finally, Power focuses on the USA and its failure to address its own widespread human-rights violations. Forty years on, Amnesty continues to question orthodoxies -even liberal ones. Under Secretary-General Pierre Sane, it has radically reassessed its objectives. The struggle to free political prisoners around the globe goes on, but it also recognizes the need to fight for human rights in whatever form they are denied or abused. Its successes often bring no more reward than that which comes from the constant dripping of water on stone. But as Jonathan Power asserts, "Amnesty may not yet have changed the world, but it hasn't left it as it found it either".
Read Less
Add this copy of Like Water on Stone: the Story of Amnesty International to cart. $4.05, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brownstown, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Northeastern University Press.
Add this copy of Like Water on Stone: the Story of Amnesty International to cart. $4.26, good condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Northeastern University Press.
Add this copy of Like Water on Stone: the Story of Amnesty International to cart. $7.48, very good condition, Sold by Foggypaws rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sonoma, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Penguin.
Add this copy of Like Water on Stone: the Story of Amnesty International to cart. $7.50, like new condition, Sold by Powell's Books Chicago rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chicago, IL, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Northeastern University Press.
Add this copy of Like Water on Stone: the Story of Amnesty International to cart. $7.75, new condition, Sold by Powell's Books Chicago rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chicago, IL, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Northeastern University Press.
Add this copy of Like Water on Stone: the Story of Amnesty International to cart. $7.99, Sold by MEADOWLANDMEDIA rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from fayetteville, AR, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Northeastern University Press.
Add this copy of Like Water on Stone: the Story of Amnesty International to cart. $12.98, new condition, Sold by MESILLAINTERNET rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from LAS CRUCES, NM, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Northeastern University Press.
Add this copy of Like Water on Stone: the Story of Amnesty International to cart. $14.22, very good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2001 by Allen Lane.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
Add this copy of Like Water on Stone: the Story of Amnesty International to cart. $14.25, good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2001 by Allen Lane.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner.
Add this copy of Like Water on Stone: the Story of Amnesty International to cart. $14.94, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2001 by Allen Lane.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 600grams, ISBN: 9780713993196.
