Stearns, Peter N.

Global outrage: the impact of world opinion on contemporary history / Peter N. Stearns - Oxford, England: Oneworld, c2005. - viii, 245 p.; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-237) and index.

PARTI
ORIGINS AND INITIAL SUCCESSES. 1780s-1880s
1 Introduction: Whys and Whats of World Opinion History
2 How World Opinion Got Started
PART II
EXPANSION. INNOVATION. AND CONSTRAINTS. 1860s-1930s
3 World Opinion Expands Its Range
4 World Opinion through Organizations: An Alternative
for Social Issues
5 Human Rights Abuses and Foreign Policy: New Claims
and New Setbacks
PART III
NEW TACTICS. NEW TARGETS. 1950s TO THE PRESENT
6 World Opinion Gains Ground, 1950s to the Present
7 The Surge of World Opinion Organizations
8 Women and Labor: Contemporary World Opinion
and Social Issues
9 World Opinion, the Corporations, and the Enviromnent
10 World Opinion and Statecraft: A Growing Record
11 World Opinion and Clashing Civilizations: The Case
of Islam
12 Conclusion: The Promise and Perils of World Opinion

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Public opinion.
History, Modern.
World politics.
International relations.

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