Worlds of Human Rights: the Ambiguities of Rights Claiming in Africa |
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| Editor:
| Derman, Bill
Hellum, Anne
Sandvik, Kristin |
| Series title: | Afrika-Studiecentrum Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-299-56123-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2013 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $64.00 |
Book Description:
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Worlds of Human Rights presents ethnographic studies from Sub Saharan Africa that highlight how individuals and groups use human rights to achieve greater justice. It shows how struggles concerning land, property, gender equality and legal identity are shaped by contexts of history, power structures and legal pluralism.
Worlds of Human Rights presents ethnographic studies from Sub Saharan Africa that highlight how individuals and groups use human rights to achieve greater justice. It shows how struggles concerning land, property, gender equality and legal identity are shaped by contexts of history, power structures and legal pluralism.