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9780521797351: Culture and Rights: Anthropological Perspectives
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ISBN 10: 0521797357 ISBN 13: 9780521797351
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Sinossi

Case studies which consider the relationship between universal human rights and particular societies.

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Recensione

'It is difficult to fault this excellent collection, which is very well edited and rich in detail and theoretical analysis.' Gerard Delanty, Global Review of Ethnopolitics

' ... this edited volume will be of much interest to those interested in contextualising and in thinking across the notions of universalism and cultural relativity. The contributors very eloquently make their case in their ethnographically varied articles, leaving the reader with plenty to think about and even, at times, reconsider their stances. This is definitely an edited volume worth reading.' Maria Gropas, Cambridge Anthropology Journal

'... this is a serious book that addresses important political issues and challenges the adequacy of the anthropological and legal concepts that impinge on them ... what this excellent book shows is that the standardized legal form that the international definition of rights has taken cannot easily accommodate the complex realities of the world as it is.' The Journal of The Royal Anthropological Institute

'the book shows clearly and accurately the pitfalls of the adoption of an essentialist view on 'culture'. Moreover, it points out eloquently that there is no unique theoretical model that can be sufficiently applied to nay claims over rights and culture across the global ... will assist and advance the discussion on the implementation of rights.' Nations and Nationalism

Descrizione del libro

Do people in different parts of the world have the same, or even compatible, ideas about such matters as multiculturalism, indigenous rights, or women's rights? The authors of this book review the mainstream human rights literature, and reject both cultural relativism and a culture-free universalism.

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Editore
Cambridge University Press
Data di pubblicazione
2010
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0521797357
ISBN 13 
9780521797351
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
274
Redattore
Cowan Jane K.
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

Friedensallee 273
Hamburg
22763
Germania

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9780521793391: Culture and Rights: Anthropological Perspectives

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0521793394 ISBN 13:  9780521793391
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2001
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