"In
a world facing the growing challenges of globalized
apartheid and pandemic poverty, human rights will
determine the future of every one of us and our
sustainability as a species. This book allows us at
least to reclaim our hope in that future."
--Roger Clark, former
Secretary General of Amnesty International
"The
Concise Guide to Global Human Rights is an excellent
road map for navigating the labyrinthian challenges
posed by globalization. It should be used by human
rights activists and students alike."
--Micheline Ishay, The
History of Human Rights: From Ancient Times to the
Era of Globalization
"This
concise guide to global human rights…reminds us,
with Mahatma Gandhi, that only the power of emotional
intelligence embodied in heroic…resistance may
help transform the law from being the convenience of
the powerful into a platform and portal for
collective human action for global justice…This
eloquent call for the future of human rights and a
just world order is a must read.
--Dr. Upendra Baxi,
University of Warwick
Much
more than a simple 'guide to global human rights,'
this book is an urgently needed and sophisticated
reflection on the vital nature of human rights in the
21st century. Daniel Fischlin and Martha Nandorfy
argue convincingly that, when the environment,
health, water, and food are more at risk than ever
before, human rights must become the tangible
expression of an 'all-encompassing respect for life.'
Table of Contents
DANIEL
FISCHLIN and MARTHA NANDORFY are co-authors of the
groundbreaking book Eduardo Galeano: Through
the Looking Glass. Fischlin is, as well,
co-author with Ajay Heble of Rebel
Musics: Human Rights, Resistant Sounds, and the
Politics of Music Making, in which
Nandorfy is a contributor. Both teach at the
University of Guelph (Ontario, Canada).
256
pages, 6x9, illustrations, bibliography, index
Paperback ISBN: 1-55164-294-8 $24.99
Hardcover ISBN: 1-55164-295-6 $53.99
Cultural Studies /
Current Events
September
2006
