Counting the Dead

The Culture and Politics of Human Rights Activism in Colombia

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
Cover of the book Counting the Dead by Winifred Tate, University of California Press
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Author: Winifred Tate ISBN: 9780520941175
Publisher: University of California Press Publication: October 9, 2007
Imprint: University of California Press Language: English
Author: Winifred Tate
ISBN: 9780520941175
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication: October 9, 2007
Imprint: University of California Press
Language: English

At a time when a global consensus on human rights standards seems to be emerging, this rich study steps back to explore how the idea of human rights is actually employed by activists and human rights professionals. Winifred Tate, an anthropologist and activist with extensive experience in Colombia, finds that radically different ideas about human rights have shaped three groups of human rights professionals working there--nongovernmental activists, state representatives, and military officers. Drawing from the life stories of high-profile activists, pioneering interviews with military officials, and research at the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva, Counting the Dead underscores the importance of analyzing and understanding human rights discourses, methodologies, and institutions within the context of broader cultural and political debates.

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At a time when a global consensus on human rights standards seems to be emerging, this rich study steps back to explore how the idea of human rights is actually employed by activists and human rights professionals. Winifred Tate, an anthropologist and activist with extensive experience in Colombia, finds that radically different ideas about human rights have shaped three groups of human rights professionals working there--nongovernmental activists, state representatives, and military officers. Drawing from the life stories of high-profile activists, pioneering interviews with military officials, and research at the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva, Counting the Dead underscores the importance of analyzing and understanding human rights discourses, methodologies, and institutions within the context of broader cultural and political debates.

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