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Autore: | De Waal Alex |
Titolo: | Advocacy in conflict : critical perspectives on transnational activism / / edited by Alex De Waal |
Pubblicazione: | London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2015 |
[London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2021 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (296 pages) |
Disciplina: | 303.66 |
Soggetto topico: | Mass media and social service |
Social advocacy | |
Celebrities | |
Human rights | |
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) | |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 1. Introduction: Transnational Advocacy In Contention / Keren Yohannes -- 2. Genealogies Of Transnational Activism / Alex de Waal -- 3. Burma's Struggle For Democracy: A Critical Appraisal / Trisha Taneja -- 4. The Janus Face Of International Activism And Guatemala's Indigenous Peoples / Roddy Brett -- 5. Advocacy Delegitimized: The Convoluted Case Of Gaza / Anat Biletzki -- 6. Conflict Minerals In Congo: The Consequences Of Oversimplification / Laura Seay -- 7.Ì€Make Him Famous': The Single Conflict Narrative Of Kony And Kony2012 / Mareike Schomerus -- 8. Getting Away With Mass Murder: The Spla And Its American Lobbies / Alex de Waal -- 9. From Whose Perspective Anyway? The Quest For African Disability Rights Activism / Kudzai Shava -- 10. Activism And The Arms Trade: Exposing The Shadow World / Alex de Waal -- 11.A Right To Land? Activism Against Land Grabbing In Africa / Rachel Ibreck -- 12. Conclusion: Reclaiming Activism / Jennifer Ambrose. |
Sommario/riassunto: | An essential and highly critical analysis of how Western advocacy impacts conflict-ridden countries. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Advocacy in conflict |
ISBN: | 1-350-21805-7 |
1-78360-272-4 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910788130503321 |
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