Author

Publication

2008 - Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

127,250 words, Guess

Page Count

509 pages

Identifiers

and 4 more

Classifications

  • DDC341.5/84
  • LCCJZ6369 .B37 2008

Description

This gripping and important book brings alive over two hundred years of humanitarian interventions. Freedom's Battle illuminates the passionate debates between conscience and imperialism ignited by the first human rights activists in the 19th century, and shows how a newly emergent free press galvanized British, American, and French citizens to action by exposing them to distant atrocities. Wildly romantic and full of bizarre enthusiasms, these activists were pioneers of a new political consciousness. And their legacy has much to teach us about today's human rights crises.From the Trade Paperback edition.

Subjects

Topics

HistoryHistoriaNonfictionCase studiesHumanitär interventionNew York Times reviewedHumanitarian intervention

Genres

  • Case studies

Other Editions

  • Freedom's battle: the origins of humanitarian interventionAlfred A. Knopf2008-01-01

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