Human Rights in Global Perspective: Anthropological Studies of Rights, Claims and Entitlements (ASA Monographs)

ISBN 10: 0415304105 / ISBN 13: 9780415304108

Published by Routledge, 2003

About this Item

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. Editor(s): Wilson, Richard Ashby; Mitchell, Jon P. Series: ASA Monographs. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431. . 2003. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Human Rights in Global Perspective: Anthropological Studies of Rights, Claims and Entitlements (ASA Monographs)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415304105
• ISBN 13: 9780415304108
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Richard A. Wilson is Reader in Social Anthropology at the University of Sussex. He has written and edited numerous works on political violence and human rights, including Human Rights, Culture and Context (1997), Culture and Rights (2001) and The Politics of Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa (2001). Jon P. Mitchell is Lecturer in Social Anthropology at the University of Sussex. His books include Ambivalent Europeans (Routledge, 2001).