The human rights paradox universality and its discontents / edited by Steve J. Stern and Scott Straus.

Other author Stern, Steve J., 1951-
Other author Straus, Scott, 1970-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoMadison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2014]
Descriptionvi, 266 p. ; 23 cm.
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SeriesCritical human rights
Critical human rights. ^A1107858
Contents Introduction. Embracing paradox: human rights in a global age / Steve J. Stern and Scott Straus -- Part I. Who makes human rights? -- Human rights history from the ground up: the case of East Timor / Geoff Robinson -- Rights on display: museums and human rights claims / Bridget Conley-Zilkic -- Civilian agency in times of crisis: lessons from Burundi / Meghan Foster Lynch -- Part II. Interrogating classic concepts -- Consulting survivors: evidence from Cambodia, northern Uganda, and other countries affected by mass violence / Patrick Vinck and Phuong Pham -- "Memoria, verdad y justicia": the terrain of post-dictatorship social reconstruction and the struggle for human rights in Argentina / Noa Vaisman -- Rethinking transitional justice: reflections on the paradoxes of accountability efforts in Peru / Jo-Marie Burt -- Part III. New horizons -- The aporias of new technologies for human rights activism / Fuyuki Kurasawa -- The human right to water in rural India: promises and challenges / Philippe Cullet -- A very promising species: from Hobbes to the human right to water / Richard P. Hiskes.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2013027992
ISBN9780299299743 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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