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Pioneers of Human Rights
Combines signed biographical entries on major figures in the fight for human rights with writings by some of the people profiled, including Nelson Mandela and Mohandas Gandhi.
240 pages, Hardcover
Published February 18, 2005
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March 9, 2019
Disappointed. The book is riddled with mistakes, though it’s meant to offer “an easy reference to key individuals.” Some quick examples: The book tells us Mohandas Gandhi died in 1928, rather than 1948 (page 44); that the first Women’s Rights Convention was in 1852, when in fact, it was 1848 (100); and that Eleanor Roosevelt was born to a nephew of Theodore Roosevelt, when in fact, she was born to his younger brother (117). Therefore, this book fails to provide accurate reference on many counts, and rating escapes a 1, but just barely. (Note: Part of the numerous inaccuracies stems from the fact that the editors used articles from a variety of authors and journals. Fine, but why was no one assigned to do simple fact-checking?)
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