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

by Richard Ashby Wilson

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0415304105

ISBN13:9780415304108

Release Date:May 2003

Publisher:Routledge

Length:272 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.3" x 9.1"

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Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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