Waging war, making peace : reparations and human rights /
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| Corporate author / creator: | American Anthropological Association. Reparations Task Force. |
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| Imprint: | Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, ©2009. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11221046 |
| Summary: | Humans are good at making warOCoand much less successful at making peace. Genocide, torture, slavery, and other crimes against humanity are gross violations of human rights that are frequently perpetrated and legitimized in the name of nationalism, militarism, and economic development. This book tackles the question of how to make peace by taking a critical look at the primary political mechanism used to repair the many injuries suffered in war. With an explicit focus on reparations and human rights, it examines the broad array of abuses being perpetrated in the modern era, from genocide to loss of livelihood. Based on the experiences of anthropologists and others who document abuses and serve as expert witnesses, case studies from around the world offer insight into reparations proceedings; the ethical struggles associated with attempts to secure reparations; the professional and personal risks to researchers, victims, and human rights advocates; and how to come to terms with the political compromises of reparations in the face of the human need for justice.aWaging War, Making Peace promises to be a major contribution to public policy, political science, international relations, and human rights and peace research." |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781598747485 1598747487 1598743430 9781598743432 1598743449 9781598743449 1315415887 9781315415888 1315415860 1315415879 1315415895 9781315415895 |