Jon P. (Hrsg.) Mitchell

Human Rights in Global Perspective

Anthropological Studies of Rights, Claims and Entitlements

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In the West we frequently pay lip service to universal notions of human rights. But do we ever consider how these work in local contexts and across diverse cultural and ethical structures? Do human rights agendas address the problems many people face, or are they more often the imposition of Western values onto largely non-Western communities?Human Rights in a Global Perspective develops a social critique of rights agendas. It provides an understanding of how rights discussions and institutions can construct certain types of subjects such as victims and perpetrators, and certain types of act, such as common crimes and crimes against humanity.… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Wilson, Richard A. (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-0-415-30409-2
EAN: 9780415304092
Produktnummer: 2316125
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Seitenangabe: 272 S.
Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.6 cm x D0.0 cm 549 g
Abbildungen: 3 Tables, black and white
Gewicht: 549
Sonstiges: Undergraduate

Über den Autor

Richard A. Wilson is Reader in Social Anthropology at the University of Sussex. He has written and edited numerous works on political violence and human rights, including Human Rights, Culture and Context (1997), Culture and Rights (2001) and The Politics of Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa (2001). Jon P. Mitchell is Lecturer in Social Anthropology at the University of Sussex. His books include Ambivalent Europeans (Routledge, 2001).