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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: John G. DalePublisher: University of Minnesota Press Imprint: University of Minnesota Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.318kg ISBN: 9780816646470ISBN 10: 0816646473 Pages: 328 Publication Date: 11 May 2011 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsPreface Abbreviations Introduction: Theorizing Transnational Legal Action Part I. The Emergence and Transformation of Burma’s Democracy Movement 1. Burma’s Struggle for Democracy and Human Rights before 1988 2. Locating Power in the Free Burma Movement Part II. Transnational Legal Action and Corporate Accountability in Three Types of Campaigns 3. “Free Burma Laws”: Legislating Transnational Sanctions 4. Corporate “Death Penalty”: Executing Charter Revocation 5. Alien Tort Claims: Adjudicating Human Rights Abuses Abroad Conclusion: Where Do We Go from Here? Acknowledgments Notes Select Bibliography of Key Legal Documents IndexReviews<p> John Dale deftly demonstrates how Free Burma activists built an unprecedented and sophisticated global movement to expose and change how democratic governments and multinational corporations supported Burma's military regime. This work is an invaluable case study on how people can not only support indigenous democracy movements but also establish civil society and human rights at the center of a new global order. --Simon Billenness, Amnesty International """John Dale deftly demonstrates how Free Burma activists built an unprecedented and sophisticated global movement to expose and change how democratic governments and multinational corporations supported Burma's military regime. This work is an invaluable case study on how people can not only support indigenous democracy movements but also establish civil society and human rights at the center of a new global order."" —Simon Billenness, Amnesty International ""Provides a valuable lesson for any social movements operating in the globalized and integrated world.""—Foreign Policy in Focus ""Dale presents a convincing portrayal of the Free Burma movement as a creative force that in fighting against human rights violations in Burma is successfully championing both democracy and corporate accountability.""—American Journal of Sociology ""This book is important reading for anyone interested in looking at the Free Burma movement and more broadly issues of transnational mobilization. Dale offers creative insight into how transnational relationships offer new opportunities and targets for social movement action. He also reminds readers that they have power to make change both at home and around the world.""—Mobilization ""Dale provides an insightful analytical lens for theorizing and assessing the Free Burma movement.""—Perspectives on Politics" John Dale deftly demonstrates how Free Burma activists built an unprecedented and sophisticated global movement to expose and change how democratic governments and multinational corporations supported Burma's military regime. This work is an invaluable case study on how people can not only support indigenous democracy movements but also establish civil society and human rights at the center of a new global order. Simon Billenness, Amnesty International Author InformationJohn G. Dale is assistant professor of sociology and affiliate faculty of the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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