Public Justice and the Anthropology of Law

by Ronald Niezen

Book Overview

In this powerful, timely study Ronald Niezen examines the processes by which cultural concepts are conceived and collective rights are defended in international law. Niezen argues that cultivating support on behalf of those experiencing human rights violations often calls for strategic representations of injustice and suffering to distant audiences. The positive impulse behind public responses to political abuse can be found in the satisfaction of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521152208
• ISBN13: 9780521152204
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"