DAVID FORSYTHE is University Professor and Charles J. Mach
Distinguished Professor in the Department of Political Science at
the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He has worked as a consultant
for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees and has
published widely on human rights. He is also the recipient of the
2007 Distinguished Scholar Award from the Human Rights section of
the American Political Science Association. In the fall of 2008
he was awarded the Fulbright Distinguished Research Chair at the
Danish Institute for International Studies.
"This encyclopedia comes at a momentous time in the world movement
to protect human rights because it is now maturing into a force to
be reckoned with. Only history will tell us whether the movement's
full promise is realized."--From the Preface by Andrew Natsios,
Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy, the Walsh
School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University; former
Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development; and
former U.S.
Special Envoy to Sudan
"I am confident that this five-volume set will provide useful
assistance to those who stand up for rights, their own and those of
others."--From the Foreword by Louise Arbour, former United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights
"The best features of this work are the excellence of the articles,
both for the clear and understandable prose and the in-depth
analyses of the subjects, the very detailed index, and the
carefully selected bibliographies...This encyclopedia provides a
much-needed addition to the literature on human rights and should
serve as the major resource for students, researchers, and human
rights workers seeking the kind of analytical information it
presents."
--American Reference Books Annual
"Forsythe has produced a magnum opus sure to take its place as a
major contribution to the literature. All previous encyclopedic
works on the subject pale in comparison. The sheer massiveness of
this undertaking makes it a remarkable achievement."--CHOICE,
Editor's Pick
"A vital resource on one of the most important topics of our
time."---Booklist STAR review and Editors' Choice
"Truly satisfies one of the pleasures that lie at the heart of
being a historian: finding facts and isolating critical turning
points in the intellectual history of the human rights idea. And
for those readers seeking answers to a vast array of questions in a
quick and accessible
manner, this encyclopedia will serve students, teachers, and
interested readers
extremely well. For those of us in the field, it allows us to
quickly summarize areas we might include in teaching syllabi or
within our own research with extensive bibliographies that point
the direction forward for further research." --Human Rights
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