Richard Falk once again captures our attention with a nuanced analysis ofwhat we need to do at the personal level as well as state actions torefocus our pursu... » 

Richard Falk once again captures our attention with a nuanced analysis ofwhat we need to do at the personal level as well as state actions torefocus our pursuit of human rights in a post911 world. From democraticglobal governance to the costs of the Iraq War the preeminent role of theUnited States in the world order to the role of individual citizens of aglobalized world Falk stresses the moral urgency of achieving human rights. Inelegant simplicity this book places the priority of such an ethos in thepersonal decisions we make in our human interactions not just the activitiesof government institutions and nongovernmental organizations. Falk masterlyweaves together such topics as the Iraq War U.S. human rights practices andabuses humanitarian intervention the rule of law responses to terrorismgenocide in Bosnia the Pinochet trial the Holocaust and informationtechnology to create a moral tapestry of world order with human rights at thecenter. «