Rights and the politics of recognition in Africa / Harri Englund & Francis B. Nyamnjoh, editors.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Nyamnjoh, Francis B., 1961-
• Englund, Harri.
• International Centre for Contemporary Cultural Research.

Series:

• Postcolonial encounters

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Human rights--Africa.
• Human rights.
• Cultural pluralism.
• Africa.
• Democratization--Africa.
• Democratization.
• Cultural pluralism--Africa.

Physical Description:

xiv, 283 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Zed Books ; New York : Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.

Summary:

This timely volume shows that, despite the global spread of neo-liberal economic ideology, the need remains to understand variations in cultural values and political institutions. Are human rights claims prompted by similar values and aspirations? And even if human rights are universal, what are the consequences of claiming them in different historical, cultural and material realities? How does liberal individualism suit different traditions that value sociability, negotiation and conviviality? The contributors to this book address such questions with original research in a variety of African countries whose diversity compels careful thought about the meaning of universal values such as democracy and rights.

Notes:

• "In association with the International Centre for Contemporary Cultural Research (ICCCR), Universities of Manchester and Keele"--T.p. verso.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 1842772821
• 184277283X

OCLC:

51305872

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