Evidence for Hope: Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century

by Kathryn Sikkink

Book Overview

A history of the successes of the human rights movement and a case for why human rights work

Evidence for Hope makes the case that, yes, human rights work. Critics may counter that the movement is in serious jeopardy or even a questionable byproduct of Western imperialism. They point out that Guant namo is still open, the Arab Spring protests have been crushed, and governments are cracking down on NGOs everywhere. But respected...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691170622
• ISBN13: 9780691170626
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.3"