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3.Cover: Litigating Health Rights: Can Courts Bring More Justice to Health?

Litigating Health Rights: Can Courts Bring More Justice to Health?

Yamin, Alicia Ely
Gloppen, Siri

This book examines the potential of litigation as a strategy to advance the right to health by holding governments accountable for these obligations. It asks who benefits both directly and indirectly—and what the overall impacts on health equity are. Included are case studies from Costa Rica, South Africa, India, Brazil, Argentina and Colombia.

5.Cover: Reconsidering the Insular Cases: The Past and Future of the American Empire

Reconsidering the Insular Cases: The Past and Future of the American Empire

Neuman, Gerald L.
Brown-Nagin, Tomiko

Over a century ago the United States Supreme Court decided the “Insular Cases,” which limited the applicability of constitutional rights in Puerto Rico and other overseas territories. Essays in Reconsidering the Insular Cases examine the history and legacy of these cases and explore possible solutions for the dilemmas they created.

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Jacket: Iron and Blood: A Military History of the German-Speaking Peoples since 1500, by Peter Wilson, from Harvard University Press

A Lesson in German Military History with Peter Wilson

In his landmark book Iron and Blood: A Military History of the German-Speaking Peoples since 1500, acclaimed historian Peter H. Wilson offers a masterful reappraisal of German militarism and warfighting over the last five centuries, leading to the rise of Prussia and the world wars. Below, Wilson answers our questions about this complex history,