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Public justice and the anthropology of law /
"In this powerful, timely study Ronald Niezen examines the processes by which cultural concepts are conceived and collective rights are defended in international law. Niezen argues that cultivating support on behalf of those experiencing human rights violations often calls for strategic represe...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2010.
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| Colección: | New departures in anthropology.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "In this powerful, timely study Ronald Niezen examines the processes by which cultural concepts are conceived and collective rights are defended in international law. Niezen argues that cultivating support on behalf of those experiencing human rights violations often calls for strategic representations of injustice and suffering to distant audiences. The positive impulse behind public responses to political abuse can be found in the satisfaction of justice done. But the fact that oppressed peoples and their supporters from around the world are competing for public attention is actually a profound source of global difference, stemming from differential capacities to appeal to a remote, unknown public. Niezen's discussion of the impact of public opinion on law provides fresh insights into the importance of legally-constructed identity and the changing pathways through which it is being shaped - crucial issues for all those with an interest in anthropology, politics and human rights law"--Provided by publisher |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 254 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511858809 9780511858802 9780511859670 0511859678 9780511860546 0511860544 9780511779640 051177964X 0511861494 9780511861499 1107217652 9781107217652 1282930699 9781282930698 9786612930690 6612930691 0511857934 9780511857935 0511857063 9780511857065 |