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- catalog abstract ""Cultural Transformation and Human Rights in Africa clarifies what should constitute human rights, and strategies for their realization in an African context. The book argues for the local promotion of what should be universal human rights through processes of cultural transformation over time. While acknowledging the tensions between local cultures and the notion of universal human rights, the contributors argue that these issues can be addressed via creative possibilities within specific countries"--Publisher description.".
- catalog contributor b12636741.
- catalog coverage "Africa Social life and customs.".
- catalog created "c2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "c2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2002.".
- catalog description ""Cultural Transformation and Human Rights in Africa clarifies what should constitute human rights, and strategies for their realization in an African context. The book argues for the local promotion of what should be universal human rights through processes of cultural transformation over time. While acknowledging the tensions between local cultures and the notion of universal human rights, the contributors argue that these issues can be addressed via creative possibilities within specific countries"--Publisher description.".
- catalog description "Cultural transformation and human rights in african societies / Abdullahi A. An-Naím and Jeffrey Hammond -- Human rights and cultural branding / Martin Chanock -- Banjul charter / Makau Mutua -- Mediating culture and human rights in favour of land rights for women in Africa / Florence Butegwa -- Are local norms and practices fences or pathways? The example of women's property rights / Celestine Nyamu-Musembi -- Religious revivalism, human rights activism and the struggle for women's rights in Nigeria / Hussaina J. Abdullah -- Contradictory perspectives on rights and justice in the context of land tenure reform in Tanzania / Isaa Shivji -- Effects of land tenure on women's access and control of land in Kenya / Akinyi Nzioki.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "x, 269 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "184277090X (cased)".
- catalog identifier "1842770918 (limp)".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "c2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London ; New York : Zed Books,".
- catalog spatial "Africa Social life and customs.".
- catalog spatial "Africa.".
- catalog subject "323.096 21".
- catalog subject "Human rights Africa.".
- catalog subject "KQC572 .C85 2002".
- catalog subject "Social change Africa.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Cultural transformation and human rights in african societies / Abdullahi A. An-Naím and Jeffrey Hammond -- Human rights and cultural branding / Martin Chanock -- Banjul charter / Makau Mutua -- Mediating culture and human rights in favour of land rights for women in Africa / Florence Butegwa -- Are local norms and practices fences or pathways? The example of women's property rights / Celestine Nyamu-Musembi -- Religious revivalism, human rights activism and the struggle for women's rights in Nigeria / Hussaina J. Abdullah -- Contradictory perspectives on rights and justice in the context of land tenure reform in Tanzania / Isaa Shivji -- Effects of land tenure on women's access and control of land in Kenya / Akinyi Nzioki.".
- catalog title "Cultural transformation and human rights in Africa / edited by Abdullahi A. An-Na'im.".
- catalog type "text".