Counting the Dead
Author | : Winifred Tate |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2007-10-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780520252820 |
ISBN-13 | : 0520252829 |
Rating | : 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Download or read book Counting the Dead written by Winifred Tate and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2007-10-09 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores how the idea of human rights is actually employed by activists and human rights professionals. 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. From publisher description.