Umbrella of U.S. Power The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Contradictions of U.S. Policy

In The Umbrella of U.S. Power, Noam Chomsky analyzes the role of the U.S. in one of the most important yet neglected issues of our time: human rights. 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 practice and conduct. Analyzing 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 wield selectively against designated enemies.Chomsky, Noam is the author of 'Umbrella of U.S. Power The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Contradictions of U.S. Policy', published 2002 under ISBN 9781583225479 and ISBN 1583225471.