Human Rights in Latin America : : A Politics of Transformation / / Rebecca K. Root, Sonia Cardenas.
For decades, Latin America has been plagued by civil wars, dictatorships, torture, legacies of colonialism, racism, and inequality. The region has also experienced dramatic—if uneven—human rights improvements, shedding light on the politics of transformation. The accounts of how Latin America’s peop...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2022] ©2022 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (344 p.) :; 21 halftones, 4 line drawings, 9 tables, 29 boxes |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction: A Politics of Transformation
- PART I. LEGACIES OF ABUSE
- Chapter 1: Why Human Rights Abuses Occur
- Chapter 2: Grappling with the Past
- PART II. HUMAN RIGHTS CASES
- Chapter 3: The Southern Cone
- Chapter 4: Central America and Mexico
- Chapter 5: The Andean Region
- Chapter 6: Brazil and the Caribbean
- PART III. POLITICS, RIGHTS, AND INEQUALITY
- Chapter 7: Social Movements, Identity, and Human Rights
- Chapter 8: Economic and Social Rights
- PART IV. AGENTS OF REFORM
- Chapter 9: Human Rights Defenders
- Chapter 10: Regional and Global Governance
- Chapter 11: Human Rights Change
- Conclusion: ¡Sí Se Puede!
- Appendix 1: Internship Opportunities
- Appendix 2: Suggested Assignments for Instructors
- Notes
- Index