One man once had a vast African colony all to himself. How he secured it, what happened to the Africans who called that territory home, and how an international human rights movement emerged to oppose the King of Belgium and his ruthless agenda -- all of it is described in Adam Hochschild's book King Leopold's Ghost.
Richard McIntyre, Are Worker Rights Human Rights? U. of Michigan Press, 2008
Human rights and their violation are an insistent focus of many activists and organizations. But are there important limitations to rights-based politics? Because an individualist interpretation of rights holds sway, Richard McIntyre asserts that the rights revolution has failed to advance the collective strength of US workers. (Encore presentation.)
Richard McIntyre, Are Worker Rights Human Rights? U. of Michigan Press, 2008
Human rights and their violation are an insistent focus of many activists and organizations. But are there important limitations to rights-based politics? Because an individualist interpretation of rights holds sway, Richard McIntyre asserts that the rights revolution has failed to advance the collective strength of US workers.
Richard McIntyre, Are Worker Rights Human Rights? U. of Michigan Press, 2008
Human rights and their violation are an insistent focus of many activists and organizations. But are there important limitations to rights-based politics? Because an individualist interpretation of rights holds sway, Richard McIntyre asserts that the rights revolution has failed to advance the collective strength of US workers.
