During the first quarter-century of the Cold War, upholding human rights was rarely a priority in U.S. policy toward Latin America. Seeking to protect U.S. national security, American policymakers quietly cultivated relations with politically ambitious Latin American militaries—a strategy clearly evident in the Ford administration's tacit support of state-sanctioned terror in Argentina following the 1976 military coup d’?tat. By the mid-1970s, however, the blossoming human rights movement in the United States posed a serious threat to the maintenance of close U.S. ties to anticommunist, right-wing military regimes.The competition between cold warriors and human rights advocates culminated in a fierce struggle to define U.S. policy during the Jimmy Carter presidency. In The Fate of Freedom Elsewhere, William Michael Schmidli argues that Argentina emerged as the defining test case of Carter’s promise to bring human rights to the center of his administration’s foreign policy. Entering the Oval Office at the height of the kidnapping, torture, and murder of tens of thousands of Argentines by the military government, Carter set out to dramatically shift U.S. policy from subtle support to public condemnation of human rights violation. But could the administration elicit human rights improvements in the face of a zealous military dictatorship, rising Cold War tension, and domestic political opposition? By grappling with the disparate actors engaged in the struggle over human rights, including civil rights activists, second-wave feminists, chicano/a activists, religious progressives, members of the New Right, conservative cold warriors, and business leaders, Schmidli utilizes unique interviews with U.S. and Argentine actors as well as newly declassified archives to offer a telling analysis of the rise, efficacy, and limits of human rights in shaping U.S. foreign policy in the Cold War.
Автор: Lorchenkov, Vladimir Название: Good life elsewhere ISBN: 1939931010 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781939931016 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 13790.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Vladimir Lorchenkov tells the story of a group of villagers and their tragicomic efforts, against all odds and at any cost, to emigrate from Moldova, Europe's most impoverished nation, to Italy for work. In this uproarious tale, an Orthodox priest is deserted by his wife for an art-dealing atheist; a mechanic redesigns his tractor for travel by air and sea; thousands of villagers take to the road on a modern-day religious crusade to make it to the promised land of Italy; meanwhile, politicians remain politicians.
"Outstanding ... darkly hilarious. -- The Wall Street Journal A simultaneously hilarious and heartbreaking tale." -- Publishers Weekly "A touching and hilarious chronicle about the age-old European yearning for one more chance. A chance that may never come ..." -- Gary Shteyngart "Firmly in the great tradition of East European black humour and stands comparison with Hasek, Hrabal and Voinovich and will have you laughing - unless, of course, you are a sensitive soul." -- The Modern Novel "The Good Life Elsewhere revels in absurdity, right down to the over-the-top satisfying end ... Good -- though occasionally also very dark -- absurdist fun, by a talented writer." -- The Complete Review "Original, both serious and comic, and, at times, tragic." -- Profile Magazine "Vladimir Lorchenkov is a highly talented imposter - painting a colorful, bright, and crazy life in a benighted post-Soviet corner of the world." -- Vedomosti "This is a bleeding, wild work, grotesque in every twist of its plot and in every character, written brightly, bitterly, humorously, and - paradoxically, as we're dealing with the grotesque - honestly." -- Krupa.ru "Is it possible for lovely Italy to take the place of both hell and paradise, as well as one's most cherished dream? Vladimir Lorchenkov explores this possibility - in vivid colors, with a pamphleteer's spite, and a good-humored smile." -- Literaturnaya Gazeta
Автор: Evans Rhodri Название: Astrobiology: The Search for Life Elsewhere in the Universe ISBN: 1785783424 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781785783425 Издательство: TBS/GBS Рейтинг: Цена: 14510.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Are we alone in the Universe, or are there as many planets supporting life as there are stars in the sky?
Автор: Jeffreys Tim Название: From Elsewhere: A Collection ISBN: 1291932690 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781291932690 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 17990.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Schmidli, William Michael Название: Fate of freedom elsewhere ISBN: 1501714449 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781501714443 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 30890.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
During the first quarter-century of the Cold War, upholding human rights was rarely a priority in U.S. policy toward Latin America. Seeking to protect U.S. national security, American policymakers quietly cultivated relations with politically ambitious Latin American militaries—a strategy clearly evident in the Ford administration's tacit support of state-sanctioned terror in Argentina following the 1976 military coup d’?tat. By the mid-1970s, however, the blossoming human rights movement in the United States posed a serious threat to the maintenance of close U.S. ties to anticommunist, right-wing military regimes.The competition between cold warriors and human rights advocates culminated in a fierce struggle to define U.S. policy during the Jimmy Carter presidency. In The Fate of Freedom Elsewhere, William Michael Schmidli argues that Argentina emerged as the defining test case of Carter’s promise to bring human rights to the center of his administration’s foreign policy. Entering the Oval Office at the height of the kidnapping, torture, and murder of tens of thousands of Argentines by the military government, Carter set out to dramatically shift U.S. policy from subtle support to public condemnation of human rights violation. But could the administration elicit human rights improvements in the face of a zealous military dictatorship, rising Cold War tension, and domestic political opposition? By grappling with the disparate actors engaged in the struggle over human rights, including civil rights activists, second-wave feminists, chicano/a activists, religious progressives, members of the New Right, conservative cold warriors, and business leaders, Schmidli utilizes unique interviews with U.S. and Argentine actors as well as newly declassified archives to offer a telling analysis of the rise, efficacy, and limits of human rights in shaping U.S. foreign policy in the Cold War.
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