Sound the trumpet : the United States and human rights promotion / Lawrence J. Haas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haas, Lawrence J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights advocacy--United States--History.

Human rights advocacy.

United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--1989-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (195 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span><span>In </span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Sound the Trumpet,</span><span> Lawrence J. Haas examines the effort by advance freedom and democracy around the world. Haas argues forcefully that, for all of our missed opportunities and tragic errors, the world is a better place because of our efforts.</span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span></span>

Contents:

Introduction: the advance of human rights

America the essential

Laying the groundwork: from Truman to LBJ

The perfect storm: from Nixon to Ford

Cold War victory and beyond: from Carter to Clinton

Terror and its aftermath: from Bush to Obama

Epilogue: of challenges and opportunities.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

979-82-16-34413-1

1-283-65802-X

1-4422-1660-3

OCLC:

855502410