HUMAN RIGHTS IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE by Richard Ashby Wilson (Editor), Jon P. Mitchell (Editor) ( 9780415304092 )

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HUMAN RIGHTS IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
ANTHROPOLOGICAL STUDIES OF RIGHTS, CLAIMS AND ENTITLEMENTS

By:

Richard Ashby Wilson (Editor), Jon P. Mitchell (Editor)

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0415304091

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

5 June, 2003

Series:

ASA Monographs

Pages:

272

Description:

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.

Synopsis:

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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