Canada's Rights Revolution: Social Movements and Social Change, 1937-82 Contributor(s): Clément, Dominique (Author) |
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ISBN: 0774814802 ISBN-13: 9780774814805 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $36.05 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - General |
Dewey: 323.097 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (1.00 lbs) 308 pages |
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Publisher Description: In the first major study of postwar social movement organizations in Canada, Dominique Cl ment provides a history of the human rights movement as seen through the eyes of two generations of activists. Drawing on newly acquired archival sources, extensive interviews, and materials released through access to information applications, Cl ment explores the history of four organizations that emerged in the sixties and evolved into powerful lobbies for human rights despite bitter internal disputes and intense rivalries. This book offers a unique perspective on infamous human rights controversies and argues that the idea of human rights has historically been highly statist while grassroots activism has been at the heart of the most profound human rights advances. |