Human Rights, Culture and Context: Anthropological Perspectives / Edition 1

by Richard A. Wilson

Overview

Drawing on case studies from around the world - including Iran, Guatemala, USA and Mexico - this collection documents how transnational human rights discourses and legal institutions are materialised, imposed, resisted and transformed in a variety of contexts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780745311425
Publisher:	Pluto Press
Publication date:	05/20/1998
Series:	Anthropology, Culture and Society Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.32(w) x 8.46(h) x (d)

About the Author

Colette Harris is a researcher specialising in gender and development, with particular interests in family relations, sexuality and domestic violence. She is currently program director, women in international development at the Office of International Research, Education and Development of Virginia Tech University in the States.

Editorial Reviews

..offers valuable insights into human rights discourse.

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