New Directions in Feminism and Human Rights

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Synopsis
On the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, feminists are at a critical juncture to re-envision and re-engage in a politics of human rights. Interdisciplinary feminist conversations among scholar-activists can both challenge and enrich new directions in feminism and human rights. The scholarly and activist writings that comprise this collection advance both research and critical conversations about feminism and human rights by revealing the transformative potential of a feminist human rights praxis that embraces both critique and collective justice. The editors' method has been to move beyond a wholesale dismissal of human rights so that the book may begin new dialogues that envision transnational, gender and antiracist social justice approaches.This book features work that engages academic critiques of human rights frameworks yet goes further by exploring the potential of human rights activism ‘from below’. These groundbreaking chapters and conversations provide evidence of the persistent challenges and the attendant possibilities inherent in feminist human rights activism and theorizing – they offer this book, underscoring the creative displays of grassroots resistance by women globally and affirming transnational feminist solidarity.This book was published as a special issue of the International Feminist Journal of Politics.
Copyright:
2011

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
238 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781317985433
Related ISBNs:
9780415828253, 9780415610308, 9781317985426, 9781317985440, 9781315874685
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
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Copyrighted By:
Taylor & Francis
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body, Social Studies, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Dana Collins
Edited by:
Sylvanna Falcon
Edited by:
Sharmila Lodhia
Edited by:
Molly Talcott

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