Rise and Fall of Human Rights Cynicism and Politics in Occupied Palestine

Name: Rise and Fall of Human Rights Cynicism and Politics in Occupied Palestine
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ISBN: 9780804784719

ISBN-10: 080478471X

ISBN-13: 9780804784719

Edition: 2013

Authors: Lori Allen

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The Rise and Fall of Human Rightsprovides a groundbreaking ethnographic investigation of the Palestinian human rights world—its NGOs, activists, and "victims," as well as their politics, training, and discourse—since 1979. Though human rights activity began as a means of struggle against the Israeli occupation, it has since been professionalized and politicized, transformed into a public relations tool for political legitimization and state-making.In failing to end the Israeli occupation, protect basic human rights, or establish an accountable Palestinian government, the human rights industry has become the object of cynicism for many Palestinians. Lori Allen contends, however, that far…

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List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication date: 5/8/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Foreword



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The First Human Rights NGO: Al-Haq's Faith in Evidence



The Beginning of the Decline: International Aid and the Production of Bad Faith



Teaching Human Rights: Citizens and Security Men in Training



Making Up the Face of the State: Human Rights in the Creation of Political Authority



Nationalizing Human Rights: The Political Ethics of Hamas


Conclusion


Notes


Abbreviations and Glossary


Bibliography


Index