This book traces the role of human rights concerns in US foreign policy during the 1980s, focusing on the struggle among the Reagan administration and members of Congress. It demonstrates how congressional pressure led the administration to reconsider its approach to human rights and craft a conservative human rights policy centered on democracy promotion and anti-communism - a decision which would have profound implications for American attention to human rights. Based on extensive archival research and interviews, Rasmus Sinding Søndergaard combines a comprehensive overview of human rights in American foreign relations with in-depth case studies of how human rights shaped US foreign policy toward Soviet Jewry, South African apartheid, and Nicaragua. Tracing the motivations behind human rights activism, this book demonstrates how liberals, moderates, and conservatives selectively invoked human rights to further their agendas, ultimately contributing to the establishment of human
This book explores the impact of the Napoleonic wars on Danish-Norwegian society and accounts for war experiences and the transformation of identities among the popular classes and educated elites ali
In this comprehensive introduction to causal case study methods, Derek Beach, Rasmus Brun Pedersen, and their co-authors delineate the ontological and epistemological differences among these methods,
In this comprehensive introduction to causal case study methods, Derek Beach, Rasmus Brun Pedersen, and their co-authors delineate the ontological and epistemological differences among these methods,
The book presents the installation artist Markus Heinsdorff’scontinuing study of the topics of space, the forces of nature and upcyclingby means of over40 works. The overview is completed by text cont
Before God touched his heart and transformed his life, Rudy Rasmus was a businessman running a "borderline bordello" in Houston. But thousands now know him simply as "Pastor Rudy"-with a downtown min
The 17 original essays of this volume explore the relevance of the phenomenological approach to contemporary debates concerning the role of embodiment in our cognitive, emotional and practical life. T
Work life has changed radically over the past few decades. People used to be able to focus their full attention on each and every task. Now they attempt to concentrate on work while dealing with a con
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Spared by the Arab revolts, Bouteflika's Algeria continues to intrigue observers. How does its political system function? Who really governs? Who are behind the protests? How strong are the Islamists?
This book examines the ethics, politics andaesthetics of veganism in contemporary culture and thought. Traditionally alifestyle located on the margins of western culture, veganism has now beenpropelle
