David Askew: 2 books
Asia Pacific and Human Rights
A Global Political Economy Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Human rights are acquiring an increasingly prominent role on the world stage. Interest in, concern about and action on human rights are widespread and rising, albeit in a far from globally even, uniform and untroubled fashion. Human rights have generated a booming global industry while having become,...
The Beijing Olympiad
The Political Economy of a Sporting Mega-Event
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2006
The stage is set for the Beijing Olympiad to be the greatest mega-event, sporting or otherwise, in history. Still, the issues taxing many minds include whether the Beijing Games will be successful; whether they will be wrought with and wrecked by troubles; and who they will benefit. What value will...