Counting the Dead: The Culture and Politics of Human Rights Activism in ColombiaUniversity of California Press, 9 ott 2007 - 400 pagine At a time when a global consensus on human rights standards seems to be emerging, this rich study steps back to explore how the idea of human rights is actually employed by activists and human rights professionals. Winifred Tate, an anthropologist and activist with extensive experience in Colombia, finds that radically different ideas about human rights have shaped three groups of human rights professionals working there--nongovernmental activists, state representatives, and military officers. Drawing from the life stories of high-profile activists, pioneering interviews with military officials, and research at the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva, Counting the Dead underscores the importance of analyzing and understanding human rights discourses, methodologies, and institutions within the context of broader cultural and political debates. |
Sommario
Mapping the Eternal Crisis | 31 |
The First Wave of Colombian Human Rights Activism | 72 |
3 The Production of Human Rights Knowledge and the Practice of Politics | 107 |
4 The Emotional Politics of Activism in the 1990s | 146 |
5 The Global Imaginaries of Colombian Activists at the United Nations and Beyond | 175 |
6 State Activism and the Production of Impunity | 215 |
7 Human Rights and the Colombian Militarys War Stories | 256 |
The Politics of Human Rights Knowledge | 290 |
Notes | 307 |
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Counting the Dead: The Culture and Politics of Human Rights Activism in Colombia Winifred Tate Anteprima limitata - 2007 |
Counting the Dead: The Culture and Politics of Human Rights Activism in Colombia Winifred Tate Anteprima limitata - 2007 |
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