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Freedom's Battle traces more than two hundred years of humanitarian intervention, exploring how early human rights activists and the burgeoning free press spurred debate between conscience and imperialism. The book illuminates the pivotal role of British, American, and French citizens in exposing distant atrocities, while highlighting the enduring relevance of these historical case studies to contemporary human rights crises.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Gary J. Bass
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