ISBN: 9781487002008 - in search of a better world: a human rights odyssey (11 resultados)

Condición: Good. First. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condición: Very Good. First. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine.

Paperback. pp. 385. 8vo. Author's signature to title page. Light shelfwear; very good. CBC Massey Lecture series. Signed.

Trade Paperback. Condición: Fine. 385pp w endnotes, bibliography and index. Photo illustrated wrapper is clean and without wear. Binding square and tight, not creased. Small octavo: 205 x 128mm. This book comprises the 2017 Massey Lectures, "In Search of a Better World: A Human Rights Odyssey" broadcast in November 2017 as part of CBC Radio's Ideas series. …

paperback. Condición: Good. 1st Edition.

Condición: Very Good+. Tight and unmarked-" A work of memoir, history, and a call to action, In Search of a Better World, the 2017 CBC Massey Lecture, is a powerful and essential work on the major human rights struggles of our times. In February of 2017, Amnesty International released their Annual Report for 2016 to 2017, concluding that us versus them rhetoric increasingly employed by politicians is endangering human rights the world over. Renowned UN prosecutor and human rights scholar Payam Akhavan has encountered the grim realities of contemporary genocide throughout his life and career. He argues that deceptive utopias, political cynicism, and public apathy have given rise to major human rights abuses: from the religious persecution of Iranian Bahá ÃÂs that shaped his personal life, to the horrors of ethnic cleansing in Yugoslavia, the genocide in Rwanda, and the rise of contemporary phenomena such as the Islamic State. But he also reflects on the inspiring resilience of the human spirit and the reality of our inextricable interdependence to liberate us, whether from hateful ideologies that deny the humanity of others or an empty consumerist culture that worships greed and self-indulgence. A timely, essential, and passionate work of memoir and history, In Search of a Better World, is a tour de force by an internationally renowned human rights lawyer.".…

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. CBC Massey Lectures Series. 385 pp, index. Signed by author on title page. Lightly creased corners.

Trade Paperback. Condición: VG.