03388nam 2200733 a 450 991046313450332120200520144314.00-8047-8551-110.1515/9780804785518(CKB)2670000000354924(EBL)1179266(OCoLC)841908841(SSID)ssj0000873853(PQKBManifestationID)11439522(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000873853(PQKBWorkID)10878303(PQKB)11393297(MiAaPQ)EBC1179266(DE-B1597)563915(DE-B1597)9780804785518(Au-PeEL)EBL1179266(CaPaEBR)ebr10692201(OCoLC)1198930163(EXLCZ)99267000000035492420130214d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe rise and fall of human rights[electronic resource] cynicism and politics in occupied Palestine /Lori AllenStanford, Calif. Stanford University Press20131 online resource (281 p.)Stanford studies in human rightsDescription based upon print version of record.0-8047-8470-1 0-8047-8471-X Includes bibliographical references and index.The first human rights NGO : Al-Haq's faith in evidence -- The beginning of the decline : international aid and the production of bad faith -- Teaching human rights : citizens and security men in training -- Making up the face of the state : human rights in the creation of political authority -- Nationalizing human rights : the political ethics of Hamas.The Rise and Fall of Human Rights provides a groundbreaking ethnographic investigation of the Palestinian human rights world-its NGOs, activists, and ""victims,"" as well as their politics, training, and discourse-since 1979. Though human rights activity began as a means of struggle against the Israeli occupation, it has since been professionalized and politicized, transformed into a public relations tool for political legitimization and state-making.In failing to end the Israeli occupation, protect basic human rights, or establish an accountable Palestinian government, theStanford studies in human rights.Human rights advocacyPolitical aspectsPalestineHistoryPalestinian ArabsCivil rightsGaza StripHistoryPalestinian ArabsCivil rightsWest BankHistoryHuman rightsPalestineHistoryArab-Israeli conflict1973-1993Arab-Israeli conflict1993-PalestinePolitics and government1948-Electronic books.Human rights advocacyPolitical aspectsHistory.Palestinian ArabsCivil rightsHistory.Palestinian ArabsCivil rightsHistory.Human rightsHistory.Arab-Israeli conflictArab-Israeli conflict323.095695/3Allen Lori1971-1041021MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463134503321The rise and fall of human rights2464281UNINA