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UNINA9910807831503321 |
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Autore |
Niezen Ronald |
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Titolo |
Public justice and the anthropology of law / / Ronald Niezen |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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0-511-86149-4 |
1-107-21765-2 |
1-282-93069-9 |
9786612930690 |
0-511-77964-X |
0-511-86054-4 |
0-511-85967-8 |
0-511-85880-9 |
0-511-85793-4 |
0-511-85706-3 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiv, 254 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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New departures in anthropology |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Indigenous peoples - Legal status, laws, etc - Social aspects |
Human rights - Social aspects |
Public opinion |
Law and anthropology |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The imagined order -- The power of persons unknown -- Cultural lobbying -- The invention of indigenous peoples -- Civilizing a divided world -- Reconciliation -- Juridification. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this powerful, timely study Ronald Niezen examines the processes by which cultural concepts are conceived and collective rights are defended in international law. Niezen argues that cultivating support on behalf of those experiencing human rights violations often calls for strategic representations of injustice and suffering to distant audiences. The positive impulse behind public responses to political abuse can be found in the satisfaction of justice done. But the fact that oppressed peoples and their supporters from around the world are |
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