Sonia Cardenas, Rebecca K. Root

Human Rights in Latin America (eBook, ePUB)

A Politics of Transformation

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

For decades, Latin America has been plagued by civil wars, dictatorships, torture, legacies of colonialism, racism, and inequality. The region has also experienced dramatic-if uneven-human rights improvements, shedding light on the politics of transformation. The accounts of how Latin America's people have dealt with the persistent threats to their fundamental rights offer lessons for people around the world.

Human Rights in Latin America provides a comprehensive introduction to the human rights issues facing an area that constitutes more than half of the Western Hemisphere. This second edition brings together regional case studies and thematic chapters to explore cutting-edge issues and developments in the field. From historical accounts of abuse to successful transnational campaigns and legal battles, Human Rights in Latin America explores the dynamics underlying a vast range of human rights initiatives. In addition to surveying the roles of the United States, relatives of the disappeared, and truth commissions, Sonia Cardenas and Rebecca Root cover newer ground in addressing the colonial and ideological underpinnings of human rights abuses, emerging campaigns for gender and sexuality rights, and regional dynamics relating to the International Criminal Court.

Engagingly written and fully illustrated, Human Rights in Latin America fills an important niche among human rights and Latin American textbooks. Ample supplementary resources-including discussion questions, interdisciplinary reading lists, filmographies, online resources, internship opportunities, and instructor assignments-make this an especially valuable text for use in human rights courses.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juli 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781512822663
• Artikelnr.: 76098311

Autorenporträt

Sonia Cardenas is Professor of Political Science and Vice President for Academic Affairs/Dean of the Faculty at Trinity College.
Rebecca Root is Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Ramapo College.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Preface
Introduction: A Politics of Transformation
Part I. Legacies of Abuse
Chapter 1. Why Human Rights Abuses Occur
Chapter 2. Grappling with the Past
Part II. Human Rights Cases
Chapter 3. The Southern Cone
Chapter 4. Central America and Mexico
Chapter 5. The Andean Region
Chapter 6. Brazil and the Caribbean
Part III. Politics, Rights, and Inequality
Chapter 7. Social Movements, Identity, and Human Rights
Chapter 8. Economic and Social Rights
Part IV. Agents of Reform
Chapter 9. Human Rights Defenders
Chapter 10. Regional and Global Governance
Chapter 11. Human Rights Change
Conclusion. ¡Sí Se Puede!
Appendix 1. Internship Opportunities
Appendix 2. Suggested Assignments for Instructors
Notes
Index