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In 1955, a conference was held in Bandung, Indonesia that was
attended by representatives from twenty-nine nations. Against the
backdrop of crumbling European empires, Asian and African leaders
forged new alliances and established anti-imperial principles for a
new world order. The conference came to capture popular
imaginations across the Global South and, as counterpoint to the
dominant world order, it became both an act of collective
imagination and a practical political project for decolonization
that inspired a range of social movements, diplomatic efforts,
institutional experiments and heterodox visions of the history and
future of the world. In this book, leading international scholars
explore what the spirit of Bandung has meant to people across the
world over the past decades and what it means today. It analyzes
Bandung's complicated and pivotal impact on global history,
international law and, most of all, justice struggles after the end
of formal colonialism.
In 1955, a conference was held in Bandung, Indonesia that was
attended by representatives from twenty-nine nations. Against the
backdrop of crumbling European empires, Asian and African leaders
forged new alliances and established anti-imperial principles for a
new world order. The conference came to capture popular
imaginations across the Global South and, as counterpoint to the
dominant world order, it became both an act of collective
imagination and a practical political project for decolonization
that inspired a range of social movements, diplomatic efforts,
institutional experiments and heterodox visions of the history and
future of the world. In this book, leading international scholars
explore what the spirit of Bandung has meant to people across the
world over the past decades and what it means today. It analyzes
Bandung's complicated and pivotal impact on global history,
international law and, most of all, justice struggles after the end
of formal colonialism.
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Roads to Reconciliation (Hardcover)
Elin Skaar, Siri Gloppen, Astri Suhrke; Contributions by Howard Adelman, Tone Bringa, …
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R4,033
Discovery Miles 40 330
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The past two decades have witnessed the end of several civil wars
and authoritarian regimes. In a period shaped by the ideal of
democratization, in which more countries are emerging from
deep-rooted conflicts, international attention is turning to the
question of how societies with a grievous past face issues of
accountability and reconciliation. How do societies deal with a
past characterized by gross human rights violations? What kinds of
processes judicial as well as non-judicial are most likely to
generate a sense of reconciliation? Using an interdisciplinary
approach, this book provides a systematic and comparative analysis
of reconciliation processes in various societies that in recent
years have made a transition from authoritarian to democratic rule,
or from war to relative peace. Revisiting case studies from Latin
America, Africa, Europe, and Asia through a lens of comparative
analysis, shedding new light on how societies have dealt with their
violent pasts, Roads to Reconciliation is essential reading for
both scholars and practitioners concerned with human rights,
transitional justice, or peace building."
The past two decades have witnessed the end of several civil wars
and authoritarian regimes. In a period shaped by the ideal of
democratization, in which more countries are emerging from
deep-rooted conflicts, international attention is turning to the
question of how societies with a grievous past face issues of
accountability and reconciliation. How do societies deal with a
past characterized by gross human rights violations? What kinds of
processes--judicial as well as non-judicial--are most likely to
generate a sense of reconciliation? Using an interdisciplinary
approach, this book provides a systematic and comparative analysis
of reconciliation processes in various societies that in recent
years have made a transition from authoritarian to democratic rule,
or from war to relative peace. Revisiting case studies from Latin
America, Africa, Europe, and Asia through a lens of comparative
analysis, shedding new light on how societies have dealt with their
violent pasts, Roads to Reconciliation is essential reading for
both scholars and practitioners concerned with human rights,
transitional justice, or peace building.
'Either you are with us or you are with the Terrorists ' President
Bush exclaimed in a joint session of Congress ten days after the
September 11 attacks. Even though the war on terrorism and the
discourse surrounding it were ostensibly unleashed to protect
freedom and enhance democracy, they have actually empowered
authoritarian elements of state power and relegated human rights to
the margins of the political arena. InFrom the Margins of
Globalization: Critical Perspectives on Human Rights, Neve Gordon
assembles work of leading intellectuals and rights activists from
around the globe. While highlighting the importance of human
rights, each essay in this volume also encourages a critical
perspective, stretching, as it were, the conception of human rights
beyond its current borders. Whether it's Iranian premier, Mohammad
Khatami, writing on the clash of civilizations, Ytienne Balibar
thinking through universalism, racism, and sexism, or Ruchama
Marton discussing the relation between human rights and psychiatry,
this book comprises a challenge to some of the dominant worldviews
circulating in the west. Anyone studying human rights or
globalization in the fields of anthropology, philosophy, political
science, political theory, economy and sociology should have a copy
of this volume.
"Either you are with us or you are with the Terrorists " President
Bush exclaimed in a joint session of Congress ten days after the
September 11 attacks. Even though the war on terrorism and the
discourse surrounding it were ostensibly unleashed to protect
freedom and enhance democracy, they have actually empowered
authoritarian elements of state power and relegated human rights to
the margins of the political arena. InFrom the Margins of
Globalization: Critical Perspectives on Human Rights, Neve Gordon
assembles work of leading intellectuals and rights activists from
around the globe. While highlighting the importance of human
rights, each essay in this volume also encourages a critical
perspective, stretching, as it were, the conception of human rights
beyond its current borders. Whether it's Iranian premier, Mohammad
Khatami, writing on the clash of civilizations, Etienne Balibar
thinking through universalism, racism, and sexism, or Ruchama
Marton discussing the relation between human rights and psychiatry,
this book comprises a challenge to some of the dominant worldviews
circulating in the west. Anyone studying human rights or
globalization in the fields of anthropology, philosophy, political
science, political theory, economy and sociology should have a copy
of this volume."
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