Tate Counting the Dead

The Culture and Politics of Human Rights Activism in Colombia
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-520-94117-5
Verlag: Kensington Books
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 18, 400 Seiten

Reihe: California Series in Public Anthropology

At a time when a global consensus on human rights standards seems to be emerging, this rich study steps back to explore how the idea of human rights is actually employed by activists and human rights professionals. Winifred Tate, an anthropologist and activist with extensive experience in Colombia, finds that radically different ideas about human rights have shaped three groups of human rights professionals working there--nongovernmental activists, state representatives, and military officers. Drawing from the life stories of high-profile activists, pioneering interviews with military officials, and research at the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva, Counting the Dead underscores the importance of analyzing and understanding human rights discourses, methodologies, and institutions within the context of broader cultural and political debates.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tate, Winifred