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Freedom's Battle: The Origins of Humanitarian Intervention
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- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780307279873
- Book Title
- Freedom's Battle : the Origins of Humanitarian Intervention
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- Law, History, Political Science
- Topic
- Human Rights, Social History, Modern / 19th Century, International
- Item Weight
- 14.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 528 Pages
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This gripping and important book brings alive over two hundred years of humanitarian interventions. Freedom's Battle illuminates the passionate debates between conscience and imperialism ignited by the first human rights activists in the 19th century, and shows how a newly emergent free press galvanized British, American, and French citizens to action by exposing them to distant atrocities. Wildly romantic and full of bizarre enthusiasms, these activists were pioneers of a new political consciousness. And their legacy has much to teach us about today's human rights crises.
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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0307279871
ISBN-13
9780307279873
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102828428
Product Key Features
Book Title
Freedom's Battle : the Origins of Humanitarian Intervention
Number of Pages
528 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Topic
Human Rights, Social History, Modern / 19th Century, International
Genre
Law, History, Political Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
ANew York TimesandWashington PostNotable Book "A delight. . . . Fascinating. . . . Erudite. . . . Draws vivid parallels with recent events in Georgia, Darfur and Kosovo. . . . A cool, erudite, historical view. . . . History may not repeat itself exactly, but the arguments are often strikingly similar." -The Economist "A wonderfully intelligent and sardonic history. . . . Full of fascinating and ironic incident. . . . Spirited and elegant. . . . Bass expertly brings to life a rich panoply of characters. . . . Helps us to see our own moral history in a more serene and clear-eyed light. . . . Thanks to Bass's fine book, we can uncover the lineage of some enduring intuitions about the duties that people owe each other across borders." -Michael Ignatieff,The New Republic "An absorbing, well-researched, and frequently amusing book. . . . Bass provides a trove of fresh material, as well as fresh insight, concerning this exciting period." -Christopher Hitchens, Foreign Affairs "[A] vivid new exploration of the historical roots of modern-day humanitarian intervention. . . . Bass moves convincingly from the present to the past." -Samantha Power,Slate "Engaging. . . . [A] compelling narrative, rich with accounts of parliamentary debate and battlefield confrontation. . . . Persuasive." -The New Yorker "Lively, subtle, and comprehensive. . . . Sheds a penetrating light on current policy debates. . . . Bass's sense of nuance constitutes the strength of this book, which has the force of a polemic without descending to one." -Robert D. Kaplan,Washington Post "Bass tells the strange, bloody tales of these now nearly forgotten campaigns with extraordinary verve and wit. . . . The book's real payoff is what it brings to our understanding of contemporary conflicts." -Lev Grossman,Time "Lively. . . . Fascinating and well told. . . . [Bass] writes with a jaunty flair and an eye for eccentric characters." -New York Times Book Review "Bass relates these episodes masterfully, providing a wealth of detail in fluid prose. Although he aims to make a point-about the legitimacy of humanitarian intervention-his accounts are full and fair-minded.Freedom's Battleis a pleasure for the learning one can take away from it and for the opportunity to reflect on how much things have changed since the 19th century, and how much, in certain ways, they have not." -Wall Street Journal "Lively. . . . Engaging. . . . Barack Obama could learn a lot fromFreedom's Battleabout how to restore the country's moral leadership in the world." -Boston Globe "[An] eye-opening new history of humanitarian intervention." -New York Magazine "Gary Bass is one of the country's most important scholars working on the politics of human rights.Freedom's Battleis a brilliant book-meticulously researched, surprising, nuanced, and remarkably entertaining." -Steve Coll, author ofGhost WarsandThe Bin Ladens "InFreedom's Battle,Gary Bass takes hold of what is perhaps the most vitally important of contemporary foreign policy questions-when is a nation justified, for humanitarian reasons, to intervene abroad?-and traces its roots deep into the rich soil of recent history. As Bass shows by his fascinating historical detective work, this p, "Both John McCain and Barack Obama could learn a lot fromFreedom's Battleabout how to restore the country's moral leadership in the world." Claude R. Marx,The Boston Globe "[A] vivid new exploration of the historical roots of modern-day humanitarian intervention . . . Bass moves convincingly from the present to the past." Samantha Power,Slate "A wonderfully intelligent and sardonic history of the moralcauses célèbresof the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries . . . A spirited and elegant contribution to the moral history of humanitarian emotions and their tangled relation to imperial interest and religious faith . . . Bass helps us to see our own moral history in a more serene and clear-eyed light."Michael Ignatieff,The New Republic "Bass tells the strange, bloody tales of these now nearly forgotten campaigns with extraordinary verve and wit . . . The book's real payoff is what it brings to our understanding of contemporary conflicts."--Lev Grossman,Time "An absorbing, well-researched, and frequently amusing book .... Bass provides a trove of fresh material, as well as fresh insight, concerning this exciting period .... Bass has a considerable gift of phrase .... He also has a jaunty flair for recognizing . . . cynicism in others." Christopher Hitchens, Foreign Affairs "Erudite . . . A delight. [Bass's] book is full of fascinating quotations and anecdotes." The Economist "Lively, subtle and comprehensive ... sheds a penetrating light on current policy debates ... Bass's sense of nuance constitutes the strength of this book, which has the force of a polemic without descending to one." Robert D. Kaplan,Washington Post "[An] eye-opening new history of humanitarian intervention." New York Magazine "Mr. Bass relates these [19th-century humanitarian] episodes masterfully, providing a wealth of detail in fluid prose. Although he aims to make a point--about the legitimacy of humanitarian intervention--his accounts are full and fair-minded.Freedom's Battleis a pleasure for the learning one can take away from it and for the opportunity to reflect on how much things have changed since the 19th century, and how much, in certain ways, they have not." Joshua Muravchik,Wall Street Journal "Fascinating and well told . . . [Bass] writes with a jaunty flair and an eye for eccentric characters."Adam Hochschild,New York Times Book Review "Timely, enlightening, and gripping . . . The very best kind of historical writing, Bass's work is lively, moving, deep, and full of insight for today's challenges."Library Journal "This fresh, fascinating history will be sought out by those engaged in current debates over interventionism."--Booklist "Gripping . . . With delightful wit, insight and scholarship Bass makes the case that humanitarian military intervention arose not with genocide in Bosnia or Rwanda, but in Victorian times in parallel with democracy and the mass media." --Publishers Weekly(starred review) "Gary Bass is one of the country's most important scholars working on the politics of human rights.Freedom's Battleis a brilliant book - meticulously researched, surprising, nuanced, and remarkably entertaining." Steve Coll, author ofGhost WarsandThe Bin Ladens "InFreedom's Battle,Gary Bass takes hold of what is perhaps the most vita, "[An] engaging history . . . [A] compelling narrative, rich with accounts of parliamentary debate and battlefield confrontation . . . Bass's thesis that humanitarianism long preceded the crises of Bosnia and Rwanda is persuasive." The New Yorker "Both John McCain and Barack Obama could learn a lot fromFreedom's Battleabout how to restore the country's moral leadership in the world." Claude R. Marx,The Boston Globe "[A] vivid new exploration of the historical roots of modern-day humanitarian intervention . . . Bass moves convincingly from the present to the past." Samantha Power,Slate "A wonderfully intelligent and sardonic history of the moralcauses célèbresof the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries . . . A spirited and elegant contribution to the moral history of humanitarian emotions and their tangled relation to imperial interest and religious faith . . . Bass helps us to see our own moral history in a more serene and clear-eyed light."Michael Ignatieff,The New Republic "Bass tells the strange, bloody tales of these now nearly forgotten campaigns with extraordinary verve and wit . . . The book's real payoff is what it brings to our understanding of contemporary conflicts."--Lev Grossman,Time "An absorbing, well-researched, and frequently amusing book .... Bass provides a trove of fresh material, as well as fresh insight, concerning this exciting period .... Bass has a considerable gift of phrase .... He also has a jaunty flair for recognizing . . . cynicism in others." Christopher Hitchens, Foreign Affairs "Erudite . . . A delight. [Bass's] book is full of fascinating quotations and anecdotes." The Economist "Lively, subtle and comprehensive ... sheds a penetrating light on current policy debates ... Bass's sense of nuance constitutes the strength of this book, which has the force of a polemic without descending to one." Robert D. Kaplan,Washington Post "[An] eye-opening new history of humanitarian intervention." New York Magazine "Mr. Bass relates these [19th-century humanitarian] episodes masterfully, providing a wealth of detail in fluid prose. Although he aims to make a point--about the legitimacy of humanitarian intervention--his accounts are full and fair-minded.Freedom's Battleis a pleasure for the learning one can take away from it and for the opportunity to reflect on how much things have changed since the 19th century, and how much, in certain ways, they have not." Joshua Muravchik,Wall Street Journal "Fascinating and well told . . . [Bass] writes with a jaunty flair and an eye for eccentric characters."Adam Hochschild,New York Times Book Review "Timely, enlightening, and gripping . . . The very best kind of historical writing, Bass's work is lively, moving, deep, and full of insight for today's challenges."Library Journal "This fresh, fascinating history will be sought out by those engaged in current debates over interventionism."--Booklist "Gripping . . . With delightful wit, insight and scholarship Bass makes the case that humanitarian military intervention arose not with genocide in Bosnia or Rwanda, but in Victorian times in parallel with democracy and the mass media." --Publishers Weekly(starred review) "Gary Bass is one of the country's most important scholars working on the politics of human rights.Freedom̵, "Lively, subtle, and comprehensive.... Sheds a penetrating light on current policy debates." -Robert D. Kaplan,The Washington Post Book World "Fascinating and well told.... Bass writes with a jaunty flair and an eye for eccentric characters." -The New York Times Book Review "Full and fair-minded.... Bass relates these episodes masterfully, providing a wealth of detail in fluid prose." -The Wall Street Journal "[An] engaging history . . . [A] compelling narrative, rich with accounts of parliamentary debate and battlefield confrontation . . . Bass's thesis that humanitarianism long preceded the crises of Bosnia and Rwanda is persuasive." The New Yorker "Both John McCain and Barack Obama could learn a lot fromFreedom's Battleabout how to restore the country's moral leadership in the world." Claude R. Marx,The Boston Globe "[A] vivid new exploration of the historical roots of modern-day humanitarian intervention . . . Bass moves convincingly from the present to the past." Samantha Power,Slate "A wonderfully intelligent and sardonic history of the moralcauses célèbresof the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries . . . A spirited and elegant contribution to the moral history of humanitarian emotions and their tangled relation to imperial interest and religious faith . . . Bass helps us to see our own moral history in a more serene and clear-eyed light."Michael Ignatieff,The New Republic "Bass tells the strange, bloody tales of these now nearly forgotten campaigns with extraordinary verve and wit . . . The book's real payoff is what it brings to our understanding of contemporary conflicts."--Lev Grossman,Time "An absorbing, well-researched, and frequently amusing book .... Bass provides a trove of fresh material, as well as fresh insight, concerning this exciting period .... Bass has a considerable gift of phrase .... He also has a jaunty flair for recognizing . . . cynicism in others." Christopher Hitchens, Foreign Affairs "Erudite . . . A delight. [Bass's] book is full of fascinating quotations and anecdotes." The Economist "Lively, subtle and comprehensive ... sheds a penetrating light on current policy debates ... Bass's sense of nuance constitutes the strength of this book, which has the force of a polemic without descending to one." Robert D. Kaplan,Washington Post "[An] eye-opening new history of humanitarian intervention." New York Magazine "Mr. Bass relates these [19th-century humanitarian] episodes masterfully, providing a wealth of detail in fluid prose. Although he aims to make a point--about the legitimacy of humanitarian intervention--his accounts are full and fair-minded.Freedom's Battleis a pleasure for the learning one can take away from it and for the opportunity to reflect on how much things have changed since the 19th century, and how much, in certain ways, they have not." Joshua Muravchik,Wall Street Journal "Fascinating and well told . . . [Bass] writes with a jaunty flair and an eye for eccentric characters."Adam Hochschild,New York Times Book Review "Timely, enlightening, and gripping . . . The very best kind of historical writing, Bass's work is lively, moving, deep, and full of insight for today's challenges."Library Journal "This fresh, fascinating hist
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