Isbn: 9780520249240 - prisoners of freedom: human rights and the african poor (california series in public anthropology, 14, band 14) (14 Ergebnisse)

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Soft cover. Zustand: New. Contents: Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. The Situation of Human Rights: Debating Governance and Freedom 2. Rights as Freedoms: Translating Human Rights 3. The Hidden Lessons of Civic Education: Training the Torchbearers 4. Watchdogs Unleashed? Encountering "the Grassroots" 5. Legal Aid for Abused Labor: Individualizing Grievances 6. Crimes of Exploitation: Dehumanizing a Lorry Boy 7. Human Rights and Moral Panics: Listening to Popular Grievances 8. Redeeming Freedom Notes References Index. …

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this vivid ethnography, Harri Englund investigates how ideas of freedom impede struggles against poverty and injustice in emerging democracies. Reaching beyond a narrow focus on the national elite, Prisoners of Freedom shows how foreign aid and human rights activism hamper the pursuit of democratic citizenship in Africa. The book explores how activists' aspirations of self-improvement, pursued under harsh economic conditions, find in the human rights discourse a new means to distinguish oneself from the poor masses. Among expatriates, the emphasis on abstract human rights avoids confrontations with the political and business elites. Drawing on long-term research among the Malawian poor, Englund brings to life the personal circumstances of Malawian human rights activists, their expatriate benefactors, and the urban and rural poor as he develops a fresh perspective on freedom--one that recognizes the significance of debt, obligation, and civil virtues.…

Zustand: New. Investigates how ideas of freedom impede struggles against poverty and injustice in emerging democracies. Reaching beyond a narrow focus on the national elite, this book shows how foreign aid and human rights activism hamper the pursuit of democratic citize.