| Jimmy Carter, Human Rights, and the National Agenda Contributor(s): Stuckey, Mary E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1603440747 ISBN-13: 9781603440745 Publisher: Texas A&M University Press OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - Political Science | American Government - Executive Branch - Social Science |
| Dewey: 973.926 |
| LCCN: 2008012828 |
| Series: Presidential Rhetoric |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.3" W x 9.4" (1.10 lbs) 197 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Though Jimmy Carter is widely viewed as one of the least effective modern presidents, the human rights agenda for which his administration is known remains high in the national awareness and continues to provide important justifications for presidential and congressional action a quarter-century later. The very elements of Carter's communications on human rights that engendered obstacles to the formation of a coherent and consistent policy--the term's vagueness, the difficulties of applying it, its uneasy relationship with national security interests, and the divergence between Democratic and Republican understandings--allowed "human rights" to become a useful rubric for presidents, both Democratic and Republican, who followed Carter. Stuckey discusses the key elements of how human rights came to the nation's attention. |