The Umbrella of US Power: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights & the Contradictions of US Policy

By: Noam Chomsky

Language: English

Quality: Like New

Genre: Finance - Business - Economics, History, Politics,

ISBN: 9781888363852

SKU: BE501677942554

Pages: 80

Description: Chomsky observes the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a''Path to a Better World,'' while chronicling how far off the trail the United States is with respect to actual political practice and conduct. Analysing the contradictions of U.S. power while illustrating the real progress won by sustained popular struggle, Chomsky cuts through official political rhetoric to examine how the United States not only violates the UD, but at times uses it as a weapon to weild against designated enemies