Justice and human rights in the African imagination we, too, are humans

Justice and Human Rights in the African Imagination is an interdisciplinary reading of justice in literary texts and memoirs, films, and social anthropological texts in postcolonial Africa. Inspired by Nelson Mandela and South Africa's robust achievements in human rights, this book argues that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Eze, Chielozona, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York, New York : Routledge 2021.
[2021]
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Routledge contemporary Africa series.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009421116706719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Narratives and the Common Good
  • Chapter 2: Ecological Violence and the Quest for Justice
  • Chapter 3: Mythic Consciousness, Witchcraft, and Human Rights Abuses
  • Chapter 4: Barriers to Being: Albinism, Disability, and Recognition
  • Chapter 5: Intimate Justice: Homophobia and Human Dignity
  • Chapter 6: Dignity of Woman: From Misogyny to Sex-trafficking
  • Conclusion: Politics of Love and the Common Good