NGOs and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: A Curious Grapevine

Korey, William

ISBN 10: 0312162553 / ISBN 13: 9780312162559

Published by St. Martin's Press, New York, 1998

About this Item

Bumping and creasing to edges of dust jacket with slight chipping to top edge of rear jacket, small closed tear to front. Sunning to spine of dust jacket. Two small bookseller stickers pasted on rear. Previous owner's name on ffep. A very good copy otherwise free of internal markings.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: NGOs and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: A Curious Grapevine
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312162553
• ISBN 13: 9780312162559
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Dimensions: 15.24W x 22.23H x 4.45D centimeters 15.24 centimeters width by 22.23 centimeters height by 4.45 centimeters depth
• Weight: 850 grams

About this title

Synopsis

A study of the historic role played by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in helping to bring about compliance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights proposed by Eleanor Roosevelt and adopted 50 years ago. Shows how NGOs helped sensitize mankind's conscience about human rights violations, and describes their creation of mechanisms to bring about implementation of the Declaration, laying the groundwork for the destruction of the Soviet empire and South Africa's apartheid system. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

About the Authors

William Korey is a prolific writer of articles for popular and scholarly journals, and for the op-ed pages of such newspapers as The New York Times and The Washington Post.

William Korey is a prolific writer of articles for popular and scholarly journals, and for the op-ed pages of such newspapers as The New York Times and The Washington Post.