Rights Make Might: Global Human Rights and Minority Social Movements in Japan - Paperback

by Kiyoteru Tsutsui (Author)

Rights Make Might examines why the three most salient minority groups in Japan all expanded their activism since the late 1970s and chronicles the galvanizing effects of global human rights on local social movements. The detailed historical accounts offer insights into the relationship between global human rights and local politics that contributes to our understanding of international norms and institutions, social movements, human rights, and ethno-racial politics.

Author Biography

Kiyoteru Tsutsui is Professor of Sociology, Director of the Center for Japanese Studies, and Director of the Donia Human Rights Center at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.