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The rise and fall of human rights : cynicism and politics in occupied Palestine / / Lori Allen



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Autore: Allen Lori <1971-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The rise and fall of human rights : cynicism and politics in occupied Palestine / / Lori Allen Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, 2013
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (281 p.)
Disciplina: 323.095695/3
Soggetto topico: Human rights advocacy - Political aspects - Palestine - History
Palestinian Arabs - Civil rights - Gaza Strip - History
Palestinian Arabs - Civil rights - West Bank - History
Human rights - Palestine - History
Arab-Israeli conflict - 1973-1993
Arab-Israeli conflict - 1993-
Soggetto geografico: Palestine Politics and government 1948-
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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.
Sommario/riassunto: 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, the
Titolo autorizzato: The rise and fall of human rights  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8047-8551-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910824054503321
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Serie: Stanford studies in human rights.