Author

Publication

2011 - Stanford University Press, Stanford, Calif, California

Language

English

Word Count

70,000 words, Guess

Page Count

280 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivestonesofhopehowa0000unse
  • ISBN-100804769192
  • ISBN-139780804769198
  • ISBN-139780804769204
  • ISBN-100804769206
and 5 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2010030289
  • OCLC Control Number630479988
  • Better World Books9780804769198
  • Better World Books9780804769204
  • Open LibraryOL24423760M

Classifications

  • DDC323.0973
  • LCCJC599.A36 S76 2011
  • LCCJC599

Description

"Many human rights advocates agree that conventional advocacy tools--reporting abuses to international tribunals or shaming the perpetrators of human rights violations--have proven ineffective. Increasingly, social justice advocates are looking to social and economic rights strategies as promising avenues for change. However, widespread skepticism remains as to how to make such rights real on the ground. Stones of Hope engages with the work of remarkable African advocates who have broken out of the conventional boundaries of human rights practice to challenge radical poverty. Through a sequence of case studies and interpretive essays, it illustrates how human rights can be harnessed to generate democratic institutional innovations. Ultimately, this book brings the reader down from the heights of official human rights forums to the ground level of advocacy. It is a must-read for human rights advocates, development practitioners, students, educators, and all others interested in an equitable global society."--Publisher's website.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Stanford studies in human rights

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