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| Title | : | The Rise and Fall of Human Rights: Cynicism and Politics in Occupied Palestine (Stanford Studies in Human Rights) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.67 (583 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 080478471X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-30 |
| Language | : | English |
wlt said Allen’s work offers an innovative ethnographic exploration of the entanglement. Allen’s work offers an innovative ethnographic exploration of the entanglement of Palestinians with the emerging human rights industry, and their attitudes and aspirations toward human rights practices. She draws on fieldwork with a range of families as well as participant-observation with human rights non-governmental organizations, in workshops and training programs. This book illuminates several arenas of anthropological interest as well as contemporary political controversy: conflict in the Middle East, the efficacy and impact of human rights instituti
"In this significant book, Lori Allen tackles the rise of professionalized advocacy NGOs in Palestine in a crescendo manner By offering new material on training for Palestinian police forces and by studying without preconceptions the ways in which Hamas, the Islamist party in power, has embraced a certain vision of human rights, Lori Allen provides the best material for her central claim The book culminates with rich and stimulating material, and Allen is to be congratulated for the innovative ways in which she approaches human rights, in contrast to culturalist arguments which deny any existence or relevance of local engagements with these principled beliefs."—Benoit Challand, Journal of Anthropological Research
Though human rights activity began as a means of struggle against the Israeli occupation, in failing to end the Israeli occupation, protect basic human rights, or establish an accountable Palestinian government, the human rights industry has become the object of cynicism for many Palestinians. 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. But far from indicating apathy, such cynicism generates a productive critique of domestic pol
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