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OverviewThis new and updated edition of David Chandler's acclaimed book takes a critical look at the way in which human rights issues have been brought to the fore in international affairs. The UN and Nato's new policy of interventionism--as shown in Iraq, Somalia, Bosnia, Kosovo and East Timor--has been hailed as part of a new 'ethical' approach to foreign policy. David Chandler offers a rigorous critique of this apparently benign shift in international relations to reveal the worrying political implications of a new human rights discourse. He asks why the West can now prioritise the rights of individuals over the traditional rights of state sovereignty, and why this shift has happened so quickly. Charting the development of a human rights-based foreign policy, he considers the theoretical problems of defining human rights and sets this within the changing framework of international law. Meticulous and compelling, From Kosovo to Kabul and Beyond offers a disturbing insight into the political implications of a human rights-led foreign policy, and the covert agenda that it conceals. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David Chandler , Edward S. HermanPublisher: Pluto Press Imprint: Pluto Press Edition: 2nd edition Dimensions: Width: 13.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.50cm Weight: 0.392kg ISBN: 9780745325040ISBN 10: 0745325041 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 20 December 2005 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of Contents1. Introduction: 'The Idea of the Age' 2. Human Rights-Based 'Humanitarianism' 3. The Attraction of Ethical Foreign Policy 4. The Limits of Human Rights Theory 5. International Law and the Challenge of Human Rights 6. War: The Lesser of Two Evils 7. The Retreat from Political Equality 8. Conclusion: Humanism or Human Rights Afterword to new edition References and Select Bibliography IndexReviewsChandler deftly unpicks the hypocrisy and double standards behind our 'ethical' bombing in the Balkans and Asia. -- Independent That the human rights rationale for interventionism is a genuine menace to human rights and to democracy is convincingly demonstrated in this fine book. -- Edward S. Herman David Chandler has emerged in recent years as one of Britain's foremost critics of the hypocrisy of human rights. -- The Spectator Chandler's book is thorough and relentless in its critique of human rights consensus. -- Spiked 'That the human rights rationale for interventionism is a genuine menace to human rights and to democracy is convincingly demonstrated in this fine book.' Edward S. Herman 'Chandler deftly unpicks the hypocrisy and double standards behind our ethical bombing in the balkans and Asia.' Independent 'David Chandler has emerged in recent years as one of Britain's foremost critics of the hypocrisy of human rights.' The Spectator Author InformationDavid Chandler is Professor of International Relations, Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster. He has written widely on democracy, human rights and international relations and is the author of Hollow Hegemony (Pluto, 2009), Empire in Denial (Pluto, 2006), From Kosovo to Kabul and Beyond (Pluto, 2005) and Bosnia (Pluto, 2000). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |