Sixty years since the end of World War II is two generations. And two generations is long enough to measure whether there has been a substantial change in direction in how mankind orders its affairs. It is clear that it has. Not just in matters of war and peace- there has not been a Third World War- but in its attitude to poverty...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:240
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Jonathan Power
ISBN:9780140282313
Founded in London in 1961 by a radical lawyer, Peter Berenson, Amnesty International is one of the most influential and respected non-governmental organizations in the world. Its story reflects the changing attitudes to political prisoners and human rights throughout the first and third worlds. Always controversial...more details Format:Paperback Pages:352
When British attorney Peter Beneson founded Amnesty International in 1961 to campaign for the release of political prisoners, his idea of bombarding offending governments with letters...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:331
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Jonathan Power
ISBN:9780713993196
Founded forty years ago and almost immediately dubbed "one of the larger lunacies of our time", Amnesty International is now the most influential non-governmental organization in the world. With a membership of over one million...more details Format:Paperback Pages:352