Race and human rights / edited by Curtis Stokes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stokes, Curtis, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Racism--United States.

Racism.

Human rights--United States.

Human rights.

Discrimination--United States.

Discrimination.

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

Minorities--United States--Social conditions.

Minorities.

United States--Race relations.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (340 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2008]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62895-207-5

0-87013-958-4

OCLC:

933516100