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The Rise and Fall of Human Rights: Cynicism and Politics in Occupied Palestine

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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, 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. But far from indicating apathy, such cynicism generates a productive critique of domestic politics and Western interventionism. This book illuminates the successes and failures of ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804784719
SKU
V9780804784719
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Lori Allen
Lori Allen is a University Lecturer in Contemporary Middle Eastern Politics & Society at the University of Cambridge.

Reviews for The Rise and Fall of Human Rights: Cynicism and Politics in Occupied Palestine
"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 ... Read more

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