{"title":"Clifford Bob","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our collection featuring the insightful works of Clifford Bob, an esteemed author known for his profound contributions to the field of \u003cem\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Current Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e. With expertise in international relations and the dynamics of global advocacy networks, Bob provides readers with a nuanced understanding of how rights are utilised as strategic tools in political conflicts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the highlights of this collection is \u003cem\u003eRights as Weapons\u003c\/em\u003e, a compelling book that explores the dual nature of rights as both protective measures and powerful tools leveraged in political struggles. Bob's work delves into the strategic use of rights claims by various groups, providing a fresh perspective on how these can be wielded to gain advantage in diverse geopolitical contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eClifford Bob's books are ideal for anyone interested in understanding the complex interplay between political advocacy and international rights. His accessible writing style makes complex political theories understandable, catering to both scholars and general readers alike. Dive into our catalogue to explore the strategic dimensions of rights in the global arena through Bob's extensively researched and thought-provoking works.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"rights-as-weapons-by-clifford-bob-9780691216881","title":"Rights as Weapons","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn in-depth look at the historic and strategic deployment of rights in political conflicts throughout the world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRights are usually viewed as defensive concepts representing mankind's highest aspirations to protect the vulnerable and uplift the downtrodden. But since the Enlightenment, political combatants have also used rights belligerently, to batter despised communities, demolish existing institutions, and smash opposing ideas. Delving into a range of historical and contemporary conflicts from all areas of the globe, \u003cem\u003eRights as Weapons\u003c\/em\u003e focuses on the underexamined ways in which the powerful wield rights as aggressive weapons against the weak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eClifford Bob looks at how political forces use rights as rallying cries: naturalising novel claims as rights inherent in humanity, absolutising them as trumps over rival interests or community concerns, universalising them as transcultural and transhistorical, and depoliticising them as concepts beyond debate. He shows how powerful proponents employ rights as camouflage to cover ulterior motives, as crowbars to break rival coalitions, as blockades to suppress subordinate groups, as spears to puncture discrete policies, and as dynamite to explode whole societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe demonstrates how the targets of rights campaigns repulse such assaults, using their own rights-like weapons: denying the abuses they are accused of, constructing rival rights to protect themselves, portraying themselves as victims rather than violators, and repudiating authoritative decisions against them. This sophisticated framework is applied to a diverse range of examples, including nineteenth-century voting rights movements; the American civil rights movement; nationalist, populist, and religious movements in today's Europe; and internationalised conflicts related to Palestinian self-determination, animal rights, gay rights, and transgender rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eComparing key episodes in the deployment of rights, \u003cem\u003eRights as Weapons\u003c\/em\u003e opens new perspectives on an idea that is central to legal and political conflicts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46849942585580,"sku":"9780691216881","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2155953482434.jpg?v=1759064210"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/clifford-bob.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}