The effluent eye : narratives for decolonial right-making /

"The Effluent Eye argues for the decolonization of human rights, attributing their failure not simply to state and institutional malfeasance but to the very concept of human rights as anthropocentric-and, therefore, fatally shortsighted. Combining witnessed experience with an array of decolonia...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Jolly, Rosemary Jane
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, [2024]
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
"The Effluent Eye argues for the decolonization of human rights, attributing their failure not simply to state and institutional malfeasance but to the very concept of human rights as anthropocentric-and, therefore, fatally shortsighted. Combining witnessed experience with an array of decolonial texts, Rosemary J. Jolly argues that the granting of "rights" to individuals is meaningless in a world compromised by pollution, poverty, and successive pandemics"--
Umfang:
1 online resource (254 pages)
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1-4529-7069-6
Schlagworte:
Human rights > Social aspects.
Human rights > Environmental aspects.
Social justice.
Environmental justice.
Decolonization.
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