Counting the Dead: The Culture and Politics of Human Rights Activism in Colombia

Counting the Dead: The Culture and Politics of Human Rights Activism in Colombia
ISBN-10
0520252829
ISBN-13
9780520252820
Category
History
Pages
400
Language
English
Published
2007-10-09
Publisher
Univ of California Press
Author
Winifred Tate

Description

Explores how the idea of human rights is actually employed by activists and human rights professionals. 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. From publisher description.

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