Culture and rights : anthropological perspectives / edited by Jane K. Cowan, Marie-Bénédicte Dembour, and Richard A. Wilson.

Other author Cowan, Jane K., 1954-
Other author Dembour, Marie-Bénédicte, 1961-
Other author Wilson, Richard, 1964-
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Descriptionxiv, 258 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Changing rights, changing culture / Sally Engle Merry -- Following the movement of a pendulum : between universalism and relativism / Marie-Benedicte Dembour -- Imposing rights? A case study of child prostitution in Thailand / Heather Montgomery -- Gendering culture : towards a plural perspective on Kwena women's rights / Anne Griffiths -- Between universalism and relativism : a critique of the UNESCO concept of culture / Thomas Hylland Eriksen -- Ambiguities of an emancipatory disoucse : the making of a Macedonian minoritiy in Greece / Jane K. Cowan -- From group rights to individual rights and back : Napalese struggles over culture and equality / David N. Gellner -- Advancing indigenous claims through the law : reflections on the Guatemalan peace process / Rachel Sieder and Jessica Witchell -- Rights as the reward for simulated cultural sameness : the Innu in the Canandian colonial context / Colin Samson.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 00045523
ISBN0521793394
ISBN0521797357 (pb)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks JC571 .C75 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold