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Michael Goodhart (ed.). Human Rights: Politics & Practice. Oxford University Press, 2009, 455 pages, Soft-cover, Price not listed.

Michael Goodhart (ed.). Human Rights: Politics & Practice. Oxford University Press, 2009, 455... Book Reviews / African and Asian Studies 9 (2010) 481-488 483 Michael Goodhart (ed.). Human Rights: Politics & Practice . Oxford University Press, 2009, 455 pages, Soft-cover, Price not listed. Excellently edited by Michael Goodhart, Human Rights: Politics & Practice is an in depth discussion of the nature, implementation, and future of human rights. As a textbook, the 455-page publication is composed in a manner that is both accessible and comprehensive. In all, the book is divided into two sections with twenty chapters, as well as appendices, which contain human rights documents, an extensive glossary, index and an online com- ponent for students. The chapters are usefully laced with graphs, charts and illustrations. In the introduction, Goodhart addresses the importance of the study of human rights and, as quoted below, enjoins the reader to consider the following rights-related events: . . . an authoritarian government silences a critical independent media; rural villagers and the urban poor endure sickness caused by the lack of clean water; criminal net- works traffic women and girls for sex; transnational corporations shift manufacturing jobs to low wage countries with lax labor standards; gay men and women organize to win the right to marry http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png African and Asian Studies Brill

Michael Goodhart (ed.). Human Rights: Politics & Practice. Oxford University Press, 2009, 455 pages, Soft-cover, Price not listed.

Georger, Michael Joseph; Udogu, E. Ike
African and Asian Studies , Volume 9 (4): 483 – Jan 1, 2010
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Brill
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© 2010 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1569-2094
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1569-2108
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10.1163/156921010X516021
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Book Reviews / African and Asian Studies 9 (2010) 481-488 483 Michael Goodhart (ed.). Human Rights: Politics & Practice . Oxford University Press, 2009, 455 pages, Soft-cover, Price not listed. Excellently edited by Michael Goodhart, Human Rights: Politics & Practice is an in depth discussion of the nature, implementation, and future of human rights. As a textbook, the 455-page publication is composed in a manner that is both accessible and comprehensive. In all, the book is divided into two sections with twenty chapters, as well as appendices, which contain human rights documents, an extensive glossary, index and an online com- ponent for students. The chapters are usefully laced with graphs, charts and illustrations. In the introduction, Goodhart addresses the importance of the study of human rights and, as quoted below, enjoins the reader to consider the following rights-related events: . . . an authoritarian government silences a critical independent media; rural villagers and the urban poor endure sickness caused by the lack of clean water; criminal net- works traffic women and girls for sex; transnational corporations shift manufacturing jobs to low wage countries with lax labor standards; gay men and women organize to win the right to marry

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