The International LGBT Rights Movement: A History (Belmonte Laura A.)(Paperback)

The International LGBT Rights Movement: A History (Belmonte Laura A.)(Paperback)

During the past four decades, the international lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights movement has made significant advances, but millions of LGBT people continue to live in fear in nations where homosexuality remains illegal. The International LGBT Rights Movement offers a comprehensive

The International Human Rights Movement: A History (Neier Aryeh)(Paperback)

A fascinating history of the international human rights movement as seen by one of its founders During the past several decades, the international human rights movement has had a crucial hand in struggles against totalitarian regimes and crimes against humanity. Today, it grapples with the war

The American Civil Rights Movement (Green Robert)(Paperback)

The American Civil Rights Movement: A documentary history collects in a single, brief volume, documents reflecting key aspects of the Civil Rights Movement: the voices of social activists (and opponents), the legal struggle in the courts, and governmental responses to civil rights issues - public

The Making of International Human Rights (Jensen Steven L. B.)(Paperback)

This book fundamentally reinterprets the history of international human rights in the post-1945 era by documenting how pivotal the Global South was for their breakthrough. In stark contrast to other contemporary human rights historians who have focused almost exclusively on the 1940s and the 1970s

Wages for Housework - A History of an International Feminist Movement, 1972-77 (Toupin Louise)(Paperback / softback)

A history of the feminist movement that changed how we see women's work

The Last Utopia: Human Rights in History (Moyn Samuel)(Paperback)

Human rights offer a vision of international justice that today's idealistic millions hold dear. Yet the very concept on which the movement is based became familiar only a few decades ago when it profoundly reshaped our hopes for an improved humanity. In this pioneering book, Samuel Moyn elevates

Voices in Our Blood: America's Best on the Civil Rights Movement (Meacham Jon)(Paperback)

A literary anthology of important and artful interpretations of the civil rights movement and the fight against white supremacy, past and present--including pieces by Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison, Alice Walker, Richard Wright, and John Lewis Editor Jon Meacham has chosen pieces by

International Human Rights (Alston Philip)(Paperback)

The definitive work in the field, International Human Rights provides a comprehensive analysis of this wide and diverse subject area. Written by world-renowned scholars Philip Alston and Ryan Goodman, this book is the successor to the widely acclaimed International Human Rights in Context.Alston

I Am a Man!: Race, Manhood, and the Civil Rights Movement (Estes Steve)(Paperback)

The civil rights movement was first and foremost a struggle for racial equality, but questions of gender lay deeply embedded within this struggle. Steve Estes explores key groups, leaders, and events in the movement to understand how activists used race and manhood to articulate their visions of

Queer Wars (Altman Dennis)(Paperback)

The claim that �LGBT rights are human rights� encounters fierce opposition in many parts of the world, as governments and religious leaders have used resistance to �LGBT rights� to cast themselves as defenders of traditional values against neo-colonial interference and western decadence

International Human Rights (Donnelly Jack)(Paperback)

Fully updated, the sixth edition of International Human Rights examines the ways in which states and other international actors have addressed human rights since the end of World War II. This unique textbook features substantial attention to theory, history, international and regional institutions,

Texts and Materials on International Human Rights (Smith Rhona K. M.)(Paperback)

Texts and Materials on International Human Rights offers a carefully tailored overview of the subject that covers sources and theories, institutions and structures, and substantive rights. The fourth edition is fully updated to include all key developments in the law, in particular issues around

The Civil Rights Movement: Struggle and Resistance (Riches William)(Paperback)

Focusing on the African American struggle for civil rights from 1945 to today, Riches shows how the black community used the institutions created by de jure segregation to overcome apartheid and white resistance. In this updated new edition, Riches incorporates the latest scholarship and provides a

Routledge International Handbook of Children's Rights Studies (Vandenhole Wouter)(Paperback)

Since the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) children's rights have assumed a central position in a wide variety of disciplines and policies. This handbook offers an engaging overview of the contemporary research landscape for those people in the theory and practice of

Civil Rights for Beginners (Von Blum Paul)(Paperback)

A large swath of literature on the civil rights movement exists in the United States. Much of that literature focuses on the dramatic events of the African American resistance to Jim Crow and oppression from the mid 1950s through the early 1970s. Frequently, this material is scholarly and, at best,

The Movement: The African American Struggle for Civil Rights (Holt Thomas C.)(Pevná vazba)

The civil rights movement was among the most important historical developments of the twentieth century and one of the most remarkable mass movements in American history. Not only did it decisively change the legal and political status of African Americans, but it prefigured as well the moral

When We Rise - My Life in the Movement (Jones Cleve)(Paperback / softback)

A personal memoir from a leading figure in the gay rights movement, and partial inspiration for the acclaimed mini-series When We Rise from Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, executive producer Gus Van Sant, and starring Guy Pearce, Mary-Louise Parker, Carrie Preston, and Rachel

Coming Out of Communism: The Emergence of Lgbt Activism in Eastern Europe (O'Dwyer Conor)(Paperback)

How homophobic backlash unexpectedly strengthened mobilization for LGBT political rights in post-communist Europe While LGBT activism has increased worldwide, there has been strong backlash against LGBT people in Eastern Europe. Although Russia is the most prominent anti-gay regime in the region,

Human Rights of Women: National and International Perspectives (Cook Rebecca J.)(Paperback)

Human Rights of Women National and International Perspectives Edited by Rebecca J. Cook 'The multiple perspectives offered by this collection of eminently readable and interesting papers make it a valuable resource for upper-division classes in women's studies, international relations, and

International Human Rights Law: Cases, Materials, Commentary (de Schutter Olivier)(Paperback)

International human rights law has expanded remarkably since the 1990s. It is therefore more important than ever to identify, beyond specific controversies, its deeper structure and the general pattern of evolution. Moreover, it has a logic of its own: though part of international law, it borrows

Ath for the Ib Diploma Rights and Protest Study & Revision Guide (Benson Philip)(Paperback)

Exam board: International Baccalaureate Level: IB Diploma Subject: History First teaching: September 2015 First exams: Summer 2017 Reinforce knowledge and develop exam skills with revision of key historical content, exam-focussed activities and guidance from experts as part of the Access to

Laurus: The International Bestseller (Vodolazkin Eugene)(Paperback)

Love Hypothesis (Steven Laura)(Paperback / softback)

An LGBT romantic comedy with a twist from the Comedy Women in Print prize winner Laura Steven, author of The Exact Opposite of Okay. A hilarious love story with bite, for fans of Sex Education, Booksmart, Becky Albertalli's Love, Simon and Jenny Han's To All The Boys I've Loved

Champions of Equality - Trade unions and LGBT rights in Britain (Purton Peter)(Paperback / softback)