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For analysis of the facts this volume excels. A well-crafted introduction describes current debate about human rights theory and practice, traces the development of human rights instruments, and discusses problems of implementation. Strongly recommended. Library Journal

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction by Rhoda E. Howard and Jack Donnelly Canada by Robert Allan McChesnev Chile by Jinny Arancibia, Marcelo Charlin, and Peter Landstreet China by James D. Seymour Cuba by Rhoda Rabkin El Salvador by Liisa Lukkari North India by Barnett R. Rubin Israel by Raphael Israeli and Rachel Ehrenfeld Jamaica by Evelyne Huber Stephens and John D. Stephens Japan by Lawrence W. Beer Lebanon by Douglas duCharme Nicaragua by Catherine Gander The Philippines by Richard Pierre Clause Poland by Stefania Szlek Miller Senegal by Martin A. Klein South Africa by Frederick Johnstone Spain by Thomas D. Lancaster and James Larry Taulbee Uganda by Edward Kannyo The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics by David Kowalewski The United States by Robert Justin Goldstein Appendixes Selected Bibliography Index

About the Author

JACK DONNELLY is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. RHODA E.HOWARD is Professor of Sociology at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.