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The Big Contest

Yep, it's here. After weeks of announcing and figuring out just how to promote it, here's the contest you've all been waiting for. Yes, it's gonna be tough, and yes, you can get this book just about anywhere else (especially Amazon :)), but is there anything smarter for you to do?
Not really is there? That's why you should stick with me at least until the end of this post. Anyone who's been reading my blog for the past month knows that I was in a Human Rights class in Fall semester, and others that payed more attention to my posts know that my professor was Kevin Bales. For the class I needed to get this book and it's one of the few I haven't been sorry I did.
Drinan
The Mobilization of Shame:
A World View of Human Rights (Softcover)
by
Robert F. Drinan

The book has only been read oftenly, but I keep all my books in excelent condition (as my sister would tell you).
Father (yes, he's a priest AND a human rights expert) Drinan here describes the history of the human rights movement since the WWII and the obstacles it faces today. And despite the fact that the inevitable rise of human rights development has been decreased and almost stopped by the actions of the US Government lead by George W. Bush since 2001 when this book was published, and the UN's inaction even before that, it holds greate knowledge about just how the system works, what we can expect and for what we must fight.
Now after all this I begin to wonder if I want to part with this book myself... but it's time. My room is starting too get crowded and I really don't want to send 20 packages with all the stuff I buy here. That's why I'll see to some of the stuff on ebay (since you can sell anything there, and my oversized shirt isn't something worth giving away (though it is new)) at a respectful blog like this; and other stuff you can expect to be given away the same way like this book.
About the planned question... Well, it's a tough job picking a question when you don't know exactly from where to ask it. I got a general idea about a set of questions from the field of human rights I find interesting but then thought if you would find it interesting... In the end, here's what I came up with, to encompass the topics I talked about the most on this Blog:

Human rights have been developing since the beginning of time, but got affirmed in the minds of people around the world only in the past two centuries or so. From the American and French revolutions until today many documents and agreements have been signed on the road of reaching that ultimate goal - equal rights for all humans, no matter what age, color or gender.
Americans (some reluctantly) were responsible for one other thing - abolishment of the slavery around the world. But making it illegal didn't make it disappear and slavery still exists everywhere, even next door to you. Which brings us to the question of the hour:

Which country is considered by the experts to have the biggest number of slaves in the world at the moment?

Person who correctly answers this question will receive the book in their mail as soon as possible. :) I don't think the question is too hard, but you won't be able to find it easily on the common search engins.
Answers post here in the comments or on my email.
For the end, here's the guy that won my blogspace on the BlogExplosion this week: JeremyShip has a nice writer's blog where he also gives away stuff, so check it out on the link in my right sidebar or here.

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