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The Penn Press spring 2008 catalog announces Against the Wall, a wide-ranging series of essays, edited by Elijah Anderson, that look at the plight and prospects of young black urban men; Mapping Decline, by Colin Gordon, an illustrated history of urban decay in St. Louis; and Almost a Dynasty, by William Kashatus, about the world champion 1980 Philadelphia Phillies. Among many other notable new titles for the season are these: new editions of The Business of Sports Agents and The Academic Job Search Handbook; Gender and Christianity in Medieval Europe; and Place and Memory in the Singing Crane Garden.
Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
Bert B. Lockwood, Jr., Series Editor

Abusharaf, Female Circumcision: Multicultural Perspectives (2006)

Afshari, Human Rights in Iran: The Abuse of Cultural Relativism (2001)

An-Na'im, Human Rights in Cross-Cultural Perspectives: A Quest for Consensus (1992)

An-Na'im, Human Rights Under African Constitutions: Realizing the Promise for Ourselves (2002)

An-Na'im, African Constitutionalism and the Role of Islam (2006)

Andreopoulos, Genocide: Conceptual and Historical Dimensions (1994)

Andreopoulos/Claude, Human Rights Education for the Twenty-First Century (1997)

Arat, Human Rights in Turkey (2007)

Article 19/Coliver, The Right to Know: Human Rights and Access to Reproductive Health Information (1995)

Cardenas, Conflict and Compliance: State Responses to International Human Rights Pressure (2007)

Chapman/van der Merwe, Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa: Did the TRC Deliver? (Dec 2007)

Chase/Hamzawy, Human Rights in the Arab World: Independent Voices (2006)

Claude, Science in the Service of Human Rights (2002)

Claude/Weston, Human Rights in the World Community: Issues and Action, 3/e (2006)

Compa/Diamond, Human Rights, Labor Rights, and International Trade (1996)

Cook, Human Rights of Women: National and International Perspectives (1994)

Daly/Sarkin, Reconciliation in Divided Societies: Finding Common Ground (2006)

De Nike/Quigley, Genocide in Cambodia: Documents from the Trial of Pol Pot and Ieng Sary (2000)

Ensalaco, Chile Under Pinochet: Recovering the Truth (1999)

Gibney/Howard-Hassmann, The Age of Apology: Facing Up to the Past (2007)

Guest, Behind the Disappearances: Argentina's Dirty War Against Human Rights and the United Nations (1990)

Halperin-Kaddari, Women in Israel: A State of Their Own (2003)

Howard-Hassmann/Welch, Economic Rights in Canada and the United States (2006)

Howard-Hassmann, Reparations to Africa (Jun 2008)

Kamminga, Inter-State Accountability for Violations of Human Rights (1992)

Kent, China, the United Nations, and Human Rights: The Limits of Compliance (1999)

Kolodziej, A Force Profonde: The Power, Politics, and Promise of Human Rights (2003)

Landsman, Crimes of the Holocaust: The Law Confronts Hard Cases (2005)

Lauren, The Evolution of International Human Rights: Visions Seen, 2/e (2003)

Leckie/Gallagher, Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights: A Legal Resource Guide (2006)

Macedo, Universal Jurisdiction: National Courts and the Prosecution of Serious Crimes Under International Law (2003)

Merali/Oosterveld, Giving Meaning to Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (2001)

Morsink, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Origins, Drafting, and Intent (1999)

Mutua, Human Rights: A Political and Cultural Critique (2002)

O'Manique, The Origins of Justice: The Evolution of Morality, Human Rights, and Law (2002)

Phelps, Shattered Voices: Language, Violence, and the Work of Truth Commissions (2004)

Reardon, Educating for Human Dignity: Learning About Rights and Responsibilities (1995)

Robinson/Boyle, A Voice for Human Rights (2005)

Roht-Arriaza, The Pinochet Effect: Transnational Justice in the Age of Human Rights (2005)

Ross, Women's Human Rights: The International and Comparative Law Casebook (May 2008)

Schirmer, The Guatemalan Military Project: A Violence Called Democracy (1998)

Schulz, The Phenomenon of Torture: Readings and Commentary (2007)

Schulz, The Future of Human Rights: U.S. Policy for a New Era (Apr 2008)

Siegel, Employment and Human Rights: The International Dimension (1994)

Slyomovics, The Performance of Human Rights in Morocco (2005)

Stover, The Witnesses: War Crimes and the Promise of Justice in The Hague (2005)

Tolley, The International Commission of Jurists: Global Advocates for Human Rights (1994)

Wan, Human Rights in Chinese Foreign Relations: Defining and Defending National Interests (2001)

Weissbrodt/de la Vega, International Human Rights Law: An Introduction (2007)

Welch, Protecting Human Rights in Africa: Roles and Strategies of Nongovernmental Organizations (1995)

Welch, NGOs and Human Rights: Promise and Performance (2000)

Zeleza/McConnaughay, Human Rights, the Rule of Law, and Development in Africa (2004)




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