William T. Armaline is Associate Professor of Justice Studies at San José State University.Davita Silfen Glasberg is Professor of Sociology at the University of Connecticut.Bandana Purkayastha is Professor of Sociology and Asian American Studies at the University of Connecticut. She is the American Sociological Association’s representative to the International Sociological Association (2014-2018).

Armaline, Glasberg, and Purkayastha use riveting and insightful examples to illustrate the character of the human rights enterprise as contested terrain. Despite its flaws, the human rights paradigm continues to empower and inspire those whose lives are most compromised by the dehumanizing forces of global capitalism.Bruce K. Friesen, University of Tampa This penetrating and provocative analysis brings the lens of critical sociology to bear on today's international human rights regime. It explores corporate and state abuses of power that constrain the protection and fulfilment of human rights, particularly within the United States. These abuses of power are being increasingly challenged by grass-roots movements aimed at ending gross human rights violations. The authors push the boundaries of political science, sociology, and human rights scholarship, and provide a rich and timely examination of contemporary attacks on human rights that will be helpful to both scholars and on-the-ground human rights advocates.Ken Neubeck, University of Connecticut

• Acknowledgements1. The Human Rights Enterprise and a Critical Sociology of Human Rights2. Power and the State: Global Economic Restructuring and the Global Recession3. The Human Rights Enterprise: A Genealogy of Continuing Struggles4. Private Tyrannies: Rethinking the Rights of “Corporate Citizens”5. Current Contexts and Implications for Human Rights PraxisReferences

William T. Armaline is Associate Professor of Justice Studies at San José State University.Davita Silfen Glasberg is Professor of Sociology at the University of Connecticut.Bandana Purkayastha is Professor of Sociology and Asian American Studies at the University of Connecticut. She is the American Sociological Association’s representative to the International Sociological Association (2014-2018).

Armaline, Glasberg, and Purkayastha use riveting and insightful examples to illustrate the character of the human rights enterprise as contested terrain. Despite its flaws, the human rights paradigm continues to empower and inspire those whose lives are most compromised by the dehumanizing forces of global capitalism.Bruce K. Friesen, University of Tampa This penetrating and provocative analysis brings the lens of critical sociology to bear on today's international human rights regime. It explores corporate and state abuses of power that constrain the protection and fulfilment of human rights, particularly within the United States. These abuses of power are being increasingly challenged by grass-roots movements aimed at ending gross human rights violations. The authors push the boundaries of political science, sociology, and human rights scholarship, and provide a rich and timely examination of contemporary attacks on human rights that will be helpful to both scholars and on-the-ground human rights advocates.Ken Neubeck, University of Connecticut

• Acknowledgements1. The Human Rights Enterprise and a Critical Sociology of Human Rights2. Power and the State: Global Economic Restructuring and the Global Recession3. The Human Rights Enterprise: A Genealogy of Continuing Struggles4. Private Tyrannies: Rethinking the Rights of “Corporate Citizens”5. Current Contexts and Implications for Human Rights PraxisReferences

William T. Armaline is Associate Professor of Justice Studies at San José State University.Davita Silfen Glasberg is Professor of Sociology at the University of Connecticut.Bandana Purkayastha is Professor of Sociology and Asian American Studies at the University of Connecticut. She is the American Sociological Association’s representative to the International Sociological Association (2014-2018).

Armaline, Glasberg, and Purkayastha use riveting and insightful examples to illustrate the character of the human rights enterprise as contested terrain. Despite its flaws, the human rights paradigm continues to empower and inspire those whose lives are most compromised by the dehumanizing forces of global capitalism.Bruce K. Friesen, University of Tampa This penetrating and provocative analysis brings the lens of critical sociology to bear on today's international human rights regime. It explores corporate and state abuses of power that constrain the protection and fulfilment of human rights, particularly within the United States. These abuses of power are being increasingly challenged by grass-roots movements aimed at ending gross human rights violations. The authors push the boundaries of political science, sociology, and human rights scholarship, and provide a rich and timely examination of contemporary attacks on human rights that will be helpful to both scholars and on-the-ground human rights advocates.Ken Neubeck, University of Connecticut

• Acknowledgements1. The Human Rights Enterprise and a Critical Sociology of Human Rights2. Power and the State: Global Economic Restructuring and the Global Recession3. The Human Rights Enterprise: A Genealogy of Continuing Struggles4. Private Tyrannies: Rethinking the Rights of “Corporate Citizens”5. Current Contexts and Implications for Human Rights PraxisReferences