Book Notes

Assigned Books

Human Rights & Human Welfare has commissioned book notes on the following texts. Please visit our Recently Received Books page to peruse our catalog of titles for which we seek reviewers.

 

The Holocaust and Catholic Conscience: Cardinal Aloisius Muench

The Holocaust and Catholic Conscience: Cardinal Aloisius Muench
and the Guilt Question in Germany
By Suzanne Brown-Fleming

Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 2006. 240pp. (PT)

Human Rights in the Context of EU Foreign Policy and Enlargement

Human Rights in the Context of EU Foreign Policy and Enlargement
By Kirsten Lampe

Zugl : London, Univ., Diss., 2005. 263pp. (SBD)

 
The Use of Force in Humanitarian Intervention: Moralities and Practicalities

The Use of Force in Humanitarian Intervention: Moralities and
Practicalities
by John Janzekovic

Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2006. 212pp. (AP)

Conflict and Compliance: State Responses to International Human

Conflict and Compliance: State Responses to International Human
Rights Pressure
By Sonia Cardenas

Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007. 293pp. (KM)

The Global Justice Movement

The Global Justice Movement
Edited by Donatella della Porta

Boulder, CO: Paradigm Publishers. 2007. 277pp. (KB)

The Phenomenon of Torture: Readings and Commentary

The Phenomenon of Torture: Readings and Commentary
 Edited by William F. Schulz


Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007. 389pp. (FP)

Economic Rights

Economic Rights: Conceptual, Measurement, & Policy Issues
Edited by Shareen Hertel & Lanse Minkler

New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. 2007. 403pp. (DR)

The United Nations and Changing World Politics

The United Nations and Changing World Politics
by Thomas G. Weiss, David P. Forsythe, Rober A. Coate &
Kelly-Kate Pease

Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2007. 416pp. (HW)

The Age of Apology: Facing Up to the Past

The Age of Apology: Facing Up to the Past
Edited by Mark Gibney, Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann,
Jean-Marc Coicaud & Niklaus Steiner

Philidelphia, PA: Pennsylvania University Press. 2008. 333pp. (ABC)

International Refugee Law and Socio-Economic Rights: Refuge from Deprivation

International Refugee Law and Socio-Economic Rights: Refuge
from Deprivation
By Michelle Foster

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2007. 387pp. (JW)

The Battle for Welfare Rights: Politics and Poverty in Modern America

The Battle for Welfare Rights: Politics and Poverty in Modern America
By Felicia Kornbluth

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007. 287pp.

 

In addition to our thematic essays, Human Rights & Human Welfare also publishes Book Notes. These brief pieces (i.e., 500-750 words) are intended to provide the busy reader a thorough annotation of the contents of recently published materials, including the reviewer's assessment of the audiences that would benefit most from the material, its contribution to the field, and its overall usefulness and readability.

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