Human Rights in the Arab World: Independent Voices

Book Overview

Why have human rights been marginalized in the Arab world? How do we gauge the relevance of human rights in the region, given the political, social, and economic context? What are the practical and theoretical obstacles to the implementation of these rights?

Human Rights in the Arab World: Independent Voices offers perspectives from those at the forefront of research on human rights and Islam, globalization, transnational advocacy,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812220323
• ISBN13: 9780812220322
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"