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From Tragedy and Bloodshed, Michael Ignatieff Draws Human-Rights Ideals

In diverse writings, he challenges those who would avoid taking responsibility

By DANNY POSTEL

Cambridge, Mass.

When Michael Ignatieff talks about conflict zones around the world in his seminar on "Human Rights, State Sovereignty, and Intervention," the main text is his own experience.

He has traveled, he wrote in his book The Warrior's...

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