TY  - BOOK
AU  - Su,Anna
TI  - Exporting freedom: religious liberty and American power 
SN  - 9780674286023
AV  - KF4783 .S8 2016
U1  - 323.44/20973 23
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - Cambridge, Massachusetts
PB  - Harvard University Press
KW  - Freedom of religion
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - Religion and international relations
KW  - Diplomatic relations
KW  - fast
KW  - Religionsfreiheit
KW  - gnd
KW  - Außenpolitik
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - USA
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-270) and index; 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
N2  - 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's promotion of the cause of individuals worldwide to freely practice their faith advanced its ascent as a global power. -- From book jacket
ER  -