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Human Rights for Pragmatists: Social Power in Modern Times - Snyder, Jack
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An innovative framework for advancing human rights Human rights are among our most pressing issues today, yet rights promoters have reached an impasse in their effort to achieve rights for all. Human Rights for Pragmatists explains why: activists prioritize universal legal and moral norms, backed by the public shaming of violators, but in fact rights prevail only when they serve the interests of powerful local constituencies. Jack Snyder demonstrates that where local power and politics lead, rights follow. He presents an ...

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Human Rights for Pragmatists: Social Power in Modern Times 2022, Princeton University Press, Princeton

ISBN-13: 9780691231549

Hardcover