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portada Prisoners of Freedom (California Series in Public Anthropology)
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Author
Year
2006
Language
English
Pages
260
Format
Paperback
Weight
1
ISBN
0520249240
ISBN13
9780520249240
Edition No.
1
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Prisoners of Freedom (California Series in Public Anthropology)

Harri Englund (Author) · University Of California Press · Paperback

Prisoners of Freedom (California Series in Public Anthropology) - Harri Englund

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Synopsis "Prisoners of Freedom (California Series in Public Anthropology) "

In this vivid ethnography, Harri Englund investigates how ideas of freedom impede struggles against poverty and injustice in emerging democracies. Reaching beyond a narrow focus on the national elite, Prisoners of Freedom shows how foreign aid and human rights activism hamper the pursuit of democratic citizenship in Africa. The book explores how activists’ aspirations of self-improvement, pursued under harsh economic conditions, find in the human rights discourse a new means to distinguish oneself from the poor masses. Among expatriates, the emphasis on abstract human rights avoids confrontations with the political and business elites. Drawing on long-term research among the Malawian poor, Englund brings to life the personal circumstances of Malawian human rights activists, their expatriate benefactors, and the urban and rural poor as he develops a fresh perspective on freedom―one that recognizes the significance of debt, obligation, and civil virtues.

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