{"product_id":"bait-and-switch-julie-a-mertus-9780415964494","title":"Bait and Switch: Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt has become routine for the US government to invoke human rights to justify its foreign policy decisions and military ventures. But this human rights talk has not been supported by a human rights walk. Policy makers consistently apply a double standard for human rights norms: one the rest of the world must observe, but which the US can safely ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on extensive interviews with leading foreign policy makers, military officials, and human rights advocates, Mertus tells the story of how America's attempts to promote human rights abroad have, paradoxically, undermined those rights in other countries. The second edition brings the story up-to-date, including new sections on the second half of the Bush administration and the Iraq War, and updates on Afghanistan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first edition of \u003cem\u003eBait and Switch\u003c\/em\u003e won the American Political Science Association's 2005 Best Book on Human Rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julie A. Mertus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415964490\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415964494\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Julie A. Mertus","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056097882367,"sku":"9780415964494","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0feab464-df83-4ce0-a162-21760516fa5b.jpg?v=1685039502","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bait-and-switch-julie-a-mertus-9780415964494","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}