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

Richard A. Wilson; Jon P. Mitchell

ISBN 10: 0415304105 / ISBN 13: 9780415304108

Published by New York ; London : Routledge, 2003

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viii, 259 pages ; 24 cm.

Seller Inventory # 2rf125

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Human Rights in Global Perspective: Anthropological Studies of Rights, Claims and Entitlements (ASA Monographs)
• Publisher: New York ; London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415304105
• ISBN 13: 9780415304108
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Anthropology

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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).