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Author:

Su, Anna, 1980- author.

Title:

Exporting freedom : religious liberty and American power / Anna Su.

Publisher:

Harvard University Press,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

286 pages ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Freedom of religion--United States--History.
Freedom of religion--History.
United States--Foreign relations.
Religion and international relations--United States--History.
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-270) and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- White man's burden -- Removing the fertile sources of war -- A God-fearing democracy -- Spiritual disarmament -- Cold war, hot rights -- Age of exceptionalism -- Conclusion.

Summary:

Religious freedom is recognized as a basic human right, guaranteed by nearly all national constitutions. Anna Su charts the rise of religious freedom as an ideal firmly enshrined in international law and shows how America{8217}s promotion of the cause of individuals worldwide to freely practice their faith advanced its ascent as a global power. -- From book jacket.

ISBN:

0674286022
9780674286023

OCLC:

(OCoLC)907059992

LCCN:

2015003577

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)