Ideal Illusions by James Peck
The United States has long been hailed as a powerful force for global human rights. Now, drawing on thousands of documents from the CIA, the National Security Council, the Pentagon, and development agencies, James Peck shows in blunt detail how Washington has shaped human rights into a potent ideological weapon for purposes having little to do with rights - and everything to do with furthering America's global reach. Using the words of Washington's leaders when they are speaking among themselves, Peck tracks the rise of human rights from its dismissal in the cold war years as 'fuzzy minded' to its calculated adoption, after the Vietnam War, as a rationale for American foreign engagement. He considers such milestones as the fight for Soviet dissidents, Tiananmen Square, and today's war on terror, exposing in the process how the human rights movement has too often failed to challenge Washington's strategies.-
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Failed States
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Blood and Oil
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Iraq
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Breach of Trust
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Dilemmas of Domination
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Crusade
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Imperial Ambitions
James Peck is director of the U.S.-China Book Publication Project. He lives in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780805094664 |
| ISBN 10 | 0805094660 |
| Title | Ideal Illusions |
| Author | James Peck |
| Series | American Empire Project Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Henry Holt & Company Inc |
| Year published | 2012-02-28 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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