Just Advocacy? - Women's Human Rights, Transnational Feminisms, and the Politics of Representation (Paperback)

In the continuing estrangement between the West and the Muslim Middle East, human rights are becoming increasingly enmeshed with territorial concerns. Marked by both substance and rhetoric, they are situated at the heart of many foreign policy decisions and doctrines of social change, and often serve as a justification for aggressive actions. In humanitarian and political debates about the topic, women and children are frequently considered first. Since the 1990s, human rights have become the most legitimate and legitimizing juridicial and cultural claim made on a woman's behalf. But what are the consequences of equating women's rights with human rights? As the eleven essays in this volume show, the impact is often contradictory. Bringing together some of the most respected scholars in the field, including Inderpal Grewal, Leela Fernandes, Leigh Gilmore, Susan Koshy, Patrice McDermott, and Sidonie Smith, Just Advocacy? sheds light on the often overlooked ways that women and children are further subjugated when political or humanitarian groups represent them solely as victims and portray the individuals that are helping them as paternal saviors. Drawn from a variety of disciplinary perspectives in the humanities, arts, and social sciences, Just Advocacy? promises to advance a more nuanced and politically responsible understanding of human rights both for scholars and activists. Wendy S. Hesford is an associate professor of English at Ohio State University. Wendy Kozol is an associate professor of gender and women's studies at Oberlin College.

General

Imprint:	Rutgers University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2005
First published:	July 2005
Editors:	Wendy Kozol • Wendy S. Hesford
Contributors:	Wendy S. Hesford • Leela Fernandes • Sidonie Smith • Amy Farrell • Patrice McDermott • Susan Koshy • Leigh Gilmore • Arabella Lyon
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-8135-3589-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8135-3589-1
Barcode:	9780813535890

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