Human Rights in Global Perspective : Anthropological Studies of Rights, Claims and Entitlements

Name: Human Rights in Global Perspective
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
SKU: 9780415304092
Price: 30950 KES
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ISBN: 9780415304092

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Format Hardback

Book Series ASA Monographs

ISBN-10 0415304091

ISBN-13 9780415304092

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

Imprint Routledge

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Jun 5th, 2003

Print length 272 Pages

Weight 549 grams

Product Classification: Anthropology

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The aim of this volume is to understand, from an anthropological perspective, the consequences of the rise of rights discussions and institutions in both local and global politics.

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. Using examples from the United States, Europe, India and South Africa, the authors restore the social dimension to rights processes and suggest some ethical alternatives to current practice.

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