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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
El derecho humano al desarrollo frente a la mundialización del mercado	Nicolás Angulo Sánchez	In seven chapters the author purports to explain development in terms of a human right. A separate generation so to speak of human rights similar to those of the environment, of peace, towards human…	OL11698257W
Human Rights (World Issues)	Fiona MacDonald	Definition of human rights - How can human rights be achieved? - What causes the failure of governments to provide human rights - Efforts of United Nations - Action against those who abuse human righ…	OL15041166W
Velvet Totalitarianism	Claudia Moscovici	Advance Praise for Claudia Moscovici’s Velvet Totalitarianism A deeply felt, deftly rendered novel of the utmost importance to any reader interested in understanding totalitarianism and its terrib…	OL15167223W
Lavi Franswa moun Asiz	Gérard-Marie Tardieu	A story book for kids 7 years old to 10. Yon liv istwa pou timoun 7 lane rive 10 lane .	OL15367709W
Human rights in the Asia-Pacific region	Hitoshi Nasu	"The Asia-Pacific region is known for having one of the least developed institutional mechanisms for protecting human rights. This edited collection makes a timely and distinctive contribution to con…	OL15901424W
Islam and human rights	Abdullah Saeed	In this topical collection, Abdullah Saeed brings together seminal articles encompassing key issues in the debates surrounding Islam and human rights.	OL23261804W
Facetten islamischer Welten	Mechthild Rumpf	Mit Blick auf die Geschlechterverhältnisse wird der Islam häufig als modernitätsfeindliches religiöses und kulturelles System verstanden und einem westlichen Emanzipationsverständnis gegenübergestell…	OL23497532W
Silencing a people	Americas Watch Committee (U.S.)	"Close-up report reveals repression meted out to religious, political, economic, human rights, and other interest groups and individuals in Haiti in early 1990s. Discusses ways in which civil society…	OL23502725W
For humanity	Richard Goldstone	A justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa since 1994, Goldstone provides an intimate account of his progression from a young activist opposing South Africa's racial policies to the world'…	OL545545W
Personal freedom through human rights law	Marshall, Jill	"Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights provides a right to respect for one's private life. The European Court of Human Rights has interpreted this provision broadly to include a right …	OL5821592W
Awakening Hippocrates	Edward O'Neil	"A comprehensive overview of the current state of world poverty and health, directed to the health care provider interested in volunteering abroad"--Provided by publisher.	OL5838112W
Will the boat sink the water?	Chen, Guidi.,Guidi Chen	This unique work of investigative literary journalism is translated into English for the first time. The Chinese prize-winning original sold more than 250,000 copies before it was banned and went on …	OL5852142W
The Door into Summer	Robert A. Heinlein	Electronics engineer Dan Davis has finally made the invention of a lifetime: a household robot with extraordinary abilities, destined to dramatically change the landscape of everyday routine. Then, w…	OL59733W
Human rights	Brian Orend	Publisher description: What are human rights? What justifies us in believing we have them? What are rights-holders and duty-bearers? Who should bear the costs and responsibilities for making human ri…	OL5999664W
Learning to live together	Margaret Sinclair	At a time when armed conflict and violence are widespread, learning to live together represents an ever greater challenge to educators worldwide. People in all societies need to develop respect for h…	OL6059722W
Yunanistan'daki Müslüman Türk azınlığın din ve vicdan özgürlüğü	Turgay Cin	Turks; Greece; minorities; freedom of religion.	OL6087530W
What's Wrong With Human Rights	T. Robert Ingram	From the back cover: "The 'human rights' idea has been cried up for an alternative to Divine law as “the basis and foundation of government” ever since the Declaration of Rights of Virginia in 177…	OL6816576W
Human Rights in Chinese Thought	Stephen C. Angle	What should we make of claims by members of other groups to have moralities different from our own? Human Rights in Chinese Thought gives an extended answer to this question in the first study of it…	OL8304984W
Levi's Children	Karl Schoenberger	"Levi Strauss is perhaps the ideal model for understanding how globalization has brought companies face-to-face with accusations of human rights violations. For years, the iconic blue-jeans maker has…	OL8398816W
Mountains Beyond Mountains	Tracy Kidder	At the center of Mountains Beyond Mountains stands Paul Farmer. Doctor, Harvard professor, renowned infectious-disease specialist, anthropologist, the recipient of a MacArthur "genius" grant, world-c…	OL98216W