Profiles in Humanity (inbunden)
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Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
280
Utgivningsdatum
2009-07-16
Förlag
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Illustrationer
black & white illustrations
Dimensioner
229 x 159 x 21 mm
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518 g
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1
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9:B&W 6 x 9 in or 229 x 152 mm Case Laminate on Creme w/Gloss Lam
ISBN
9780742567016

Profiles in Humanity

The Battle for Peace, Freedom, Equality, and Human Rights

av Warren I Cohen
Inbunden,  Engelska, 2009-07-16
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This compelling book tells the inspirational stories of men and women who fought for peace, freedom, equality, and human rights throughout the twentieth century. These courageous individuals include leading figures such as Mahatma Gandhi, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Vclav Havel, and Mikhail Gorbachev, as well as Nobel Prize winners Aung San Suu Kyi, Andrei Sakharov, and Muhammad Yunus. Readers will be reminded why Pope John XXIII, long overshadowed by the charismatic John Paul II, was the greatest pope of contemporary times. A new generation will learn that Margaret Sanger was responsible for the single most important advance toward the liberation of women worldwide. They will also come to know some of the valiant women who fought at great personal risk for equal rights in Muslim communities. Cohen highlights the vital roles of Bram Fischer, Helen Suzman, and Donald Woods in fighting apartheid in South Africa and of Jack Greenberg in the struggle against Jim Crow in America. He traces Liu Binyan's efforts to win freedom of the press and to end the abuse of power by the Chinese Communist Party. Finally, he recounts the remarkable stories of some of the thousands of men and women of many nationalities and walks of life who rescued Jews during the Holocaust. Together, these biographies paint an unforgettable portrait of the famous and unsung people who stepped forward with the moral vision to intervene, often at great personal cost, to alleviate human misery.
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Cohen profiles a diverse group of reformers who risked everything 'to improve the human condition' in this concise composite biography. Despite some provocative selections, this is a balanced and lively collection of brief biographical sketches of twentieth-century humanists. * Publishers Weekly * Profiles in Humanity tells a dozen gripping stories of men and womensome famous, some obscurewho risked all to achieve much in non-violent struggles for human rights around the globe in the twentieth century. These profiles in moral courage will help inspire new generations to confront repression in the twenty-first century. -- J. R. McNeill, Georgetown University

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Warren I. Cohen is Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and senior scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction Part I: Nonviolent Resistance Chapter 1: Mahatma Gandhi and Nonviolent Resistance Chapter 2: Vclav Havel and the Power of the Powerless Chapter 3: Aung San Suu Kyi: Martyr for Democracy Part II: Women's Rights Chapter 4: Margaret Sanger and the Liberation of Women Chapter 5: Muslim Feminists Part III: Racial Equality Chapter 6: Jack Greenberg and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund Chapter 7: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Struggle for Racial Equality Chapter 8: Donald Woods, Bram Fischer, Helen Suzman, and the Fight against Apartheid Chapter 9: Nelson Mandela: Grace in Victory Part IV: Human Rights Chapter 10: Holocaust Rescuers Chapter 11: Pope John XXIII and Catholic Humanism Chapter 12: Mikhail Gorbachev, Andrei Sakharov, and Human Rights in Europe Chapter 13: Liu Binyan: The Quest for Truth and Justice in China Part V: Freedom from Want Chapter 14: Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt and the Welfare State Chapter 15: Mohammad Yunus, Microfinance, and an End to Poverty Conclusion

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