Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-282) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Preface to second edition -- Introduction : all that glitters -- The lingua franca of diplomacy : human rights and the post-Cold War presidencies -- The new military humanism under attack : human rights and the U.S. armed forces -- Raising expectations? : civil society's influence on human rights and U.S. foreign policy -- Conclusion : bait and switch?
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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In the second edition Mertus continues to show that America's attempts to promote human rights abroad have, paradoxically, undermined those rights in other countries, including new sections on the second half of the Bush administration and the Iraq War, and updates on Afghanistan.
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Title
Bait and switch.
International Standard Book Number
0415964482
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Human rights-- Government policy-- United States.
Human rights.
Außenpolitik
Aussenpolitik.
Diplomatic relations.
Droits de l'homme.
Human rights-- Government policy.
Human rights.
Menschenrecht
Menschenrecht.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom & Security-- Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom & Security-- Human Rights.