Advocacy in conflict critical perspectives on transnational activism / edited by Alex de Waal with Jennifer Ambrose, Casey Hogle, Trisha Taneja and Keren Yohannes.
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London, UK : Zed Books, 2015. |
| Description | 301 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | De Waal, Alex. |
| Other author/creator | Ambrose, Jennifer. |
| Other author/creator | Hogle, Casey. |
| Other author/creator | Taneja, Trisha. |
| Other author/creator | Yohannes, Keren. |
| Contents | Introduction : Transnational advocacy in contention / Jennifer Ambrose, Casey Hogle, Trisha Taneja and Keren Yohannes -- Genealogies of transnational activism / Alex de Waal -- Burma's struggle for democracy : a critical appraisal / Maung Zarni with Trisha Taneja -- The Janus face of international activism and Guatemala's indigenous peoples / Roddy Brett -- Advocacy delegitimized : the convoluted case of Gaza / Anat Biletzki -- Conflict minerals in Congo : the consequences of oversimplification / Laura Seay -- 'Make him famous' : the single conflict narrative of Kony and Kony2012 / Mareike Schomerus -- Getting away with mass murder : the SPLA and its American lobbies / Alex de Waal -- From whose perspective anyway? : the quest for African disability rights activism / Tsitsi Chataika, Maria Berghs, Abraham Mateta and Kudzai Shava -- Activism and the arms trade : exposing the shadow world / Andrew Feinstein and Alex de Waal -- A right to land? : activism against land grabbing in Africa / Rachel Ibreck -- Conclusion : Reclaiming activism / Casey Hogle, Trisha Taneja, Keren Yohannes and Jennifer Ambrose. |
| Abstract | An essential and highly critical analysis of how Western advocacy impacts conflict-ridden countries. |
| General note | "Nothing for us without us"--Cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021301915 |
| ISBN | 9781783602735 (hb) |
| ISBN | 1783602732 (hb) |
| ISBN | 9781783602728 (pb) |
| ISBN | 1783602724 (pb) |
| ISBN | (eb) |
| ISBN | (eb) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
| ISBN | (mobi) |
| ISBN | (mobi) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |