Global good Samaritans : human rights as foreign policy / Alison Brysk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brysk, Alison, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations--Moral and ethical aspects.

International relations.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (300 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: States as Global Citizens 2. Why and How They Do it: Reconstructing the National Interest 3. The Gold Standard: Sweden 4. The Other America: Canada 5. The Little Country That Could: Costa Rica 6. The Netherlands: Globalization and its Discontents 7. Peace Without Justice: Japan 8. From Pariah to Promoter: South Africa 9. Coalitions of the Caring: Inter-state Networks for Human Rights 10. Conclusion: ""The World Needs More Canada"" Bibliography Endnotes Index

Contents:

Contents; 1 Introduction: States as Global Citizens; 2 Reconstructing the National Interest; 3 The Gold Standard: Sweden; 4 The Other America: Canada; 5 The Little Country That Could: Costa Rica; 6 Globalization and Its Discontents: The Netherlands; 7 Peace without Justice: Japan; 8 From Pariah to Promoter: South Africa; 9 Coalitions of the Caring: Interstate Networks for Human Rights; 10 Conclusion: "The World Needs More Canada""; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-267) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-970069-9

9786611975616

0-19-538157-2

0-19-970068-0

1-281-97561-3

OCLC:

476241997