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  • Africa and the Shaping of International Human Rights

    Africa throughout its postcolonial history has been plagued by human rights abuses ranging from intolerance of political dissent to heinous crimes such as genocide. Some observers consequently have gone so far as to suggest that human rights are a concept alien to African cultures. The International Criminal Court (ICC)'s focus on Africa in recent years has reinforced the region's reputation as a ... Read more

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  • Globalization and Human Rights in the Developing World

    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Focusing on world regions where human rights abuses are the most serious, extensive and sustained; this book fills a crucial gap in our knowledge of the difficulties and promise of promoting human rights in our global age. ... Read more

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  • Journal of the Canadian Historical Association. Vol. 35 No. 1, 2025

    Series Book 35 - Journal of the Canadian Historical Association
    The decision to commit a loved one for carceral treatment and care in a mental asylum was never an uncomplicated one. However, late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century families who had a loved one suffering from a mental illness caused by maternity faced additional logistical and social issues because of the societal and geographical realities of living in British Columbia. Using records from ... Read more

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    Despite the vast wealth generated in the last half century, in today’s world inequality is worsening and poverty is becoming increasingly chronic. Hundreds of millions of people continue to live on less than $2 per day and lack basic human necessities such as nutritious food, shelter, clean water, primary health care, and education.Innovating for the Global South offers fresh solutions for ... Read more

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  • Agribusiness and Society

    Corporate Responses to Environmentalism, Market Opportunities and Public Regulation

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  • Magnificent and Beggar Land

    Angola Since the Civil War

    Magnificent and Beggar Land is a powerful account of fast-changing dynamics in Angola, an important African state that is a key exporter of oil and diamonds and a growing power on the continent. Based on three years of research and extensive first-hand knowledge of Angola, it documents the rise of a major economy and its insertion in the international system since it emerged in 2002 from one of ... Read more

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  • Future Positive

    International Co-operation in the 21st Century

    Edited by Michael Edwards ...
    An optimistic assessment of the prospects for a new international order - acting as a counter-blast to global pessimism. The text explains how the international system operates, the pressures it faces and the changes it must undergo, and offers concrete ideas to re-frame international relations, foreign aid and humanitarian intervention, without using jargon or simplistic judgements. ... Read more

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  • Globalization and Development Volume II

    Country experiences

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