Religion and the global politics of human rights / edited by Thomas Banchoff and Robert Wuthnow.

Other author Banchoff, Thomas F., 1964-
Other author Wuthnow, Robert.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
Descriptionviii, 324 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Human rights--Religious aspects.

Contents Introduction / Thomas Banchoff and Robert Wuthnow -- International human rights regime / Thomas Banchoff -- Human rights and democracy in Islam: the Indonesian case in global perspective / Robert W. Hefner -- Muslims, human rights, and women's rights / Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad -- Religious pluralism, democracy, and human rights in Latin America / Paul Freston -- Gender justice and religion in sub-Saharan Africa / Rogaia Mustafa Abusharaf -- Buddhism, human rights, and non-Buddhist minorities / Charles Keyes -- HInduism and the politics of rights in India / Pratap Bhanu Mehta -- Religion, state power, and human rights in China / David Ownby -- Religious communities and rights in the Russian Federation / Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer -- Human rights, the Catholic Church, and the death penalty in the United States / Thomas Banchoff.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010021940
ISBN9780195343380 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0195343387 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780195343397 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0195343395 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks BL65.H78 R47 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold