Public justice and the anthropology of law / Ronald Niezen.

Publisher's description: 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 cal...

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Main Author: Niezen, Ronald
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Series:New departures in anthropology.
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505 0 0 |t The imagined order --  |t The power of persons unknown --  |t Cultural lobbying --  |t The invention of indigenous peoples --  |t Civilizing a divided world --  |t Reconciliation --  |t Juridification. 
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