Human rights in our own backyard [electronic resource] : injustice and resistance in the United States / edited by William T. Armaline, Davita Silfen Glasberg, and Bandana Purkayastha.

"Most Americans assume that the United States provides a gold standard for human rights--a 2007 survey found that 80 percent of U.S. adults believed that 'the U.S. does a better job than most countries when it comes to protecting human rights.' As well, discussions among scholars and...

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