Description
This is an extremely interesting and well-written collection of essays on a very timely topic. Moreover, the contributors are some of the leading figures in the fields of international relations and international law. The book will certainly be read by scholars and practitioners and used as a supplemental text in courses, and it will appeal more broadly to people in America and abroad who are curious about the U.S. resistance to international treaties, international institutions, and foreign law. -- Sean D. Murphy, George Washington University, author of "United States Practice in International Law, Volume 1: 1999-2001" and "Humanitarian Intervention: The United Nations in an Evolving World Order" This book was a genuine pleasure to read. Its individual chapters, which are consistently scholarly yet accessible, range in quality from very good to superb, with a high proportion on the top end of the range. And the volume as a whole is much more than the sum of these excellent parts. It can be read with profit not just by scholars and students but also by interested general readers. -- Jack Donnelly, University of Denver, author of "Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice"
About the Author
Michael Ignatieff is Carr Professor of Human Rights Practice and Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. His numerous books include "Human Rights as Politics and Idolatry" (Princeton) and "The Lesser Evil: Political Ethics in an Age of Terror".
Reviews
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2006 "An excellent new collection of essays on American exceptionalism... Michael Ignatieff ... seeks to distinguish between US 'exemptionalism,' double standards and legal isolationism."--Quentin Peel, Financial Times "This collection on American exceptionalism seeks to explain the seeming paradox of US governmental support for, and aversion to, global human rights... This study is an important contribution to the scholarship of international humanitarian law and US foreign policy."--Choice "[An] important collection of essays by leading scholars... Together the authors wonderfully capture the complex interplay between values, law, and American power."--G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs Magazine "Beyond providing a highly valuable and innovative study of American exceptionalism, this book makes an original contribution to scholarship and may start a long overdue conversation with conservatives about the origins of their grievances with international human rights standards."--Michael J. Boyle, International Affairs
Awards
Short-listed for Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 2006.
Book Information
ISBN 9780691116488
Author Michael Ignatieff
Format Paperback
Page Count 368
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publisher Princeton University Press
Weight(grams) 510g