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92 produkter
Subject of Human Rights
Av Danielle Celermajer, Alexandre Lefebvre
Häftad, 2020
341 kr
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The Subject of Human Rights is the first book to systematically address the "human" part of "human rights." Drawing on the finest thinking in political theory, cultural studies, history, law, anthropology, and literary studies, this volume examines how human rights—as discourse, law, and …
Branding Humanity
Competing Narratives of Rights, Violence, and Global Citizenship
Häftad, 2018
345 kr
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The Save Darfur movement gained an international following, garnering widespread international attention to this remote Sudanese territory. Celebrities and other notable public figures participated in human rights campaigns to combat violence in the region. But how do local activists and those …
Digging for the Disappeared
Forensic Science After Atrocity
Inbunden, 2015
1200 kr
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The mass graves from our long human history of genocide, massacres, and violent conflict form an underground map of atrocity that stretches across the planet's surface. In the past few decades, due to rapidly developing technologies and a powerful global human rights movement, the scientific study …
Unsettled Families
Refugees, Humanitarianism, and the Politics of Kinship
E-bok, 2025
364 kr
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Against the backdrop of the global refugee crisis, Unsettled Families investigates the parameters that Global North governments and international humanitarian organizations use to classify most displaced families—more than 99% globally—as ineligible for resettlement, and often as fraudulent. But …
Subject of Human Rights
Av Danielle Celermajer, Alexandre Lefebvre
E-bok, 2020
416 kr
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The Subject of Human Rights is the first book to systematically address the "human" part of "human rights." Drawing on the finest thinking in political theory, cultural studies, history, law, anthropology, and literary studies, this volume examines how human rights—as discourse, law, and …
Human Rights for the 21st Century
Sovereignty, Civil Society, Culture
Inbunden, 2009
1138 kr
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A new moral, ethical, and legal framework is needed for international human rights law. Never in human history has there been such an elaborate international system for human rights, yet from massive disasters, such as the Darfur genocide, to everyday tragedies, such as female genital mutilation, …
Human Rights Matters
Local Politics and National Human Rights Institutions
Inbunden, 2009
1148 kr
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Among human rights advocates, dominant wisdom holds that the promotion and protection of human rights relies not on international efforts, but on domestic action. International institutions may capture news headlines, but it is national groups that effectively shape local expectations and …
Human Rights Matters
Local Politics and National Human Rights Institutions
Häftad, 2009
276 kr
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Among human rights advocates, dominant wisdom holds that the promotion and protection of human rights relies not on international efforts, but on domestic action. International institutions may capture news headlines, but it is national groups that effectively shape local expectations and …
Human Rights for the 21st Century
Sovereignty, Civil Society, Culture
Häftad, 2009
279 kr
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A new moral, ethical, and legal framework is needed for international human rights law. Never in human history has there been such an elaborate international system for human rights, yet from massive disasters, such as the Darfur genocide, to everyday tragedies, such as female genital mutilation, …
Localizing Transitional Justice
Interventions and Priorities After Mass Violence
Av Rosalind Shaw, Lars Waldorf m. fl.
Inbunden, 2010
1356 kr
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Through war crimes prosecutions, truth commissions, purges of perpetrators, reparations, and memorials, transitional justice practices work under the assumptions that truth telling leads to reconciliation, prosecutions bring closure, and justice prevents the recurrence of violence. But when local …
Localizing Transitional Justice
Interventions and Priorities After Mass Violence
Av Rosalind Shaw, Lars Waldorf m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
315 kr
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Through war crimes prosecutions, truth commissions, purges of perpetrators, reparations, and memorials, transitional justice practices work under the assumptions that truth telling leads to reconciliation, prosecutions bring closure, and justice prevents the recurrence of violence. But when local …
Surrendering to Utopia
An Anthropology of Human Rights
Av Mark Goodale
Inbunden, 2009
1143 kr
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Surrendering to Utopia is a critical and wide-ranging study of anthropology's contributions to human rights. Providing a unique window into the underlying political and intellectual currents that have shaped human rights in the postwar period, this ambitious work opens up new opportunities for …
Surrendering to Utopia
An Anthropology of Human Rights
Av Mark Goodale
Häftad, 2009
273 kr
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Surrendering to Utopia is a critical and wide-ranging study of anthropology's contributions to human rights. Providing a unique window into the underlying political and intellectual currents that have shaped human rights in the postwar period, this ambitious work opens up new opportunities for …
Values in Translation
Human Rights and the Culture of the World Bank
Inbunden, 2012
1086 kr
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The World Bank is the largest lender to developing countries, making loans worth over $20 billion per year to finance development projects around the globe. To guide its investments, the Bank has adopted a number of social and environmental policies, yet it has never instituted any overarching …
Values in Translation
Human Rights and the Culture of the World Bank
Häftad, 2012
264 kr
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The World Bank is the largest lender to developing countries, making loans worth over $20 billion per year to finance development projects around the globe. To guide its investments, the Bank has adopted a number of social and environmental policies, yet it has never instituted any overarching …
Stones of Hope
How African Activists Reclaim Human Rights to Challenge Global Poverty
Av Lucie E. White, Jeremy Perelman
Inbunden, 2010
1257 kr
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Many human rights advocates agree that conventional advocacy tools— reporting abuses to international tribunals or shaming the perpetrators of human rights violations—have proven ineffective. Increasingly, social justice advocates are looking to social and economic rights strategies as promising …
Stones of Hope
How African Activists Reclaim Human Rights to Challenge Global Poverty
Av Lucie E. White, Jeremy Perelman
Häftad, 2010
304 kr
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Many human rights advocates agree that conventional advocacy tools— reporting abuses to international tribunals or shaming the perpetrators of human rights violations—have proven ineffective. Increasingly, social justice advocates are looking to social and economic rights strategies as promising …
Judging War, Judging History
Behind Truth and Reconciliation
Av Pierre Hazan
Inbunden, 2010
1257 kr
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In a country or community fractured by war and mass violence, who is to determine "justice" and how it should be achieved? Truth commissions, international courts, and financial restitution are some of the various solutions that have been used in recent years. However, these broad efforts at …
Judging War, Judging History
Behind Truth and Reconciliation
Av Pierre Hazan
Häftad, 2010
212 kr
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In a country or community fractured by war and mass violence, who is to determine "justice" and how it should be achieved? Truth commissions, international courts, and financial restitution are some of the various solutions that have been used in recent years. However, these broad efforts at …
Disquieting Gifts
Humanitarianism in New Delhi
Inbunden, 2012
1245 kr
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While most people would not consider sponsoring an orphan's education to be in the same category as international humanitarian aid, both acts are linked by the desire to give. Many studies focus on the outcomes of humanitarian work, but the impulses that inspire people to engage in the first place …
Disquieting Gifts
Humanitarianism in New Delhi
Häftad, 2012
302 kr
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While most people would not consider sponsoring an orphan's education to be in the same category as international humanitarian aid, both acts are linked by the desire to give. Many studies focus on the outcomes of humanitarian work, but the impulses that inspire people to engage in the first place …
Human Rights for the 21st Century
Sovereignty, Civil Society, Culture
E-bok, 2009
364 kr
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A new moral, ethical, and legal framework is needed for international human rights law. Never in human history has there been such an elaborate international system for human rights, yet from massive disasters, such as the Darfur genocide, to everyday tragedies, such as female genital mutilation, …
Surrendering to Utopia
An Anthropology of Human Rights
Av Mark Goodale
E-bok, 2009
329 kr
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Surrendering to Utopia is a critical and wide-ranging study of anthropology's contributions to human rights. Providing a unique window into the underlying political and intellectual currents that have shaped human rights in the postwar period, this ambitious work opens up new opportunities for …
Campaigning for Justice
Human Rights Advocacy in Practice
Av Jo Becker
Inbunden, 2012
1245 kr
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Advocates within the human rights movement have had remarkable success establishing new international laws, securing concrete changes in human rights policies and practices, and transforming the terms of public debate. Yet too often, the strategies these advocates have employed are not broadly …
Campaigning for Justice
Human Rights Advocacy in Practice
Av Jo Becker
Häftad, 2012
302 kr
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Advocates within the human rights movement have had remarkable success establishing new international laws, securing concrete changes in human rights policies and practices, and transforming the terms of public debate. Yet too often, the strategies these advocates have employed are not broadly …
Localizing Transitional Justice
Interventions and Priorities After Mass Violence
Av Rosalind Shaw, Lars Waldorf m. fl.
E-bok, 2010
383 kr
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Through war crimes prosecutions, truth commissions, purges of perpetrators, reparations, and memorials, transitional justice practices work under the assumptions that truth telling leads to reconciliation, prosecutions bring closure, and justice prevents the recurrence of violence. But when local …
Stones of Hope
How African Activists Reclaim Human Rights to Challenge Global Poverty
Av Lucie E. White, Jeremy Perelman
E-bok, 2010
328 kr
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Many human rights advocates agree that conventional advocacy tools— reporting abuses to international tribunals or shaming the perpetrators of human rights violations—have proven ineffective. Increasingly, social justice advocates are looking to social and economic rights strategies as promising …
Disquieting Gifts
Humanitarianism in New Delhi
E-bok, 2012
286 kr
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While most people would not consider sponsoring an orphan's education to be in the same category as international humanitarian aid, both acts are linked by the desire to give. Many studies focus on the outcomes of humanitarian work, but the impulses that inspire people to engage in the first place …
Values in Translation
Human Rights and the Culture of the World Bank
E-bok, 2012
257 kr
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The World Bank is the largest lender to developing countries, making loans worth over $20 billion per year to finance development projects around the globe. To guide its investments, the Bank has adopted a number of social and environmental policies, yet it has never instituted any overarching …
In the Wake of Neoliberalism
Citizenship and Human Rights in Argentina
Inbunden, 2012
1358 kr
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Understanding the various meanings given to human and citizenship rights in Argentina is an important task, particularly so given the nation's prominence in global discussions. An "exporter" of tactics, ideas, and experts, Argentina has become a site of innovation in the field of human rights. This …
