America's war on terrorism
Subtitle: the revival of the nation-state versus universal human rights
By: Kenneth Christie with a preface by Amitav Acharya.
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lewiston, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9780773451254
Subjects: Human rights -- United States; War on Terrorism, 2001-; Terrorism -- Government policy -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The dilemma of global terrorism and human rights; title: Terrorism and human rights : patterns and effects; title: The war on terror; title: New global, old local terror : Al Qaeda and other networks; title: Terror, human rights and the law; title: Case studies fighting terror, denying human rights; title: The case of terrorism and human rights in Southeast Asia; title: Civil liberties; domestic rights; title: The international community and global terrorism; title: Conclusion where do we go from here : securing human rights?