UID:
almafu_9960947474102883
Format:
1 online resource (340 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-62895-207-5
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0-87013-958-4
Content:
The terrorist attacks against U.S. targets on September 11, 2001, and the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, sparked an intense debate about ""human rights."" According to contributors to this provocative book, the discussion of human rights to date has been far too narrow. They argue that any conversation about human rights in the United States must include equal rights for all residents. Essays examine the historical and intellectual context for the modern debate about human rights, the racial implications of the war on terrorism, the intersection of racial oppression, and the na
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Enhancing whose security? People of color and the post? : September 11 expansion of law enforcement and intelligence powers / Natsu Taylor Saito -- The Pinkerton Detective Agency : prefiguring the FBI / Ward Churchill -- Between hegemony and empire : Africa and the U.S. global war against terrorism / Darryl C. Thomas -- Latino growth and Latino exploitation : more than a passing acquaintance / Robert Aponte -- Race, immigration, and the limits of citizenship / H.L.T. Quan -- African Americans and immigration : the economic, political, and strategic implications / Robert C. Smith -- Historicizing affirmative action and the landmark 2003 University of Michigan cases / Pero Gaglo Dagbovie -- A new coalition : reaching the religious right to deal with racial injustice / George A. Yancey -- Human rights, affirmative action, and development : an agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean / Jonas Zoninsein -- The whitewashing of affirmative action / J. Angelo Corlett.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-87013-750-6
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
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