Rights make might : global human rights and minority social movements in Japan / Kiyoteru Tsutsui. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tsutsui, Kiyoteru, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights--Japan.

Human rights.

Minorities--Civil rights--Japan.

Minorities.

Buraku people--Civil rights--Japan.

Buraku people.

Koreans--Civil rights--Japan.

Koreans.

Ainu--Civil rights--Japan.

Ainu.

Social movements--Japan.

Social movements.

Japan--Ethnic relations.

Japan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Summary:

'Rights Make Might' examines why the three most salient minority groups in Japan all expanded their activism since the late 1970s against significant headwinds, and chronicles how global human rights ideas and institutions empowered all three groups to engage in enhanced political activities. It also documents the contributions of the three groups to the expansion of global human rights activities, demonstrating the feedback mechanism from local groups to global institutions.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 10, 2018).

ISBN:

0-19-085314-X