Human Rights in the Americas

This book explores human rights in the Americas from multiple perspectives and fields, offering a cross-sectional view of subjects, countries, methodologies, and foci. It acknowledges the ongoing centrality of the nation while promoting a shift in the study of the Americas as a dynamic transnational space of conflict, domination, resistance, negotiation, complicity, accommodation, dialogue, and solidarity.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 314 pages
Publication date: 26 September 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive and interdisciplinary book delves into the multifaceted examination of human rights in the Americas,spanning various perspectives and fields. Drawing upon the year 1492 as a pivotal point of departure, the text endeavors to challenge Eurocentric historiographies of human rights, offering a more comprehensive understanding of the genealogy of the human rights discourse and its diverse manifestations across the Americas.

The essays employed a diverse range of approaches to unveil the broader contexts from which they arise, providing a cross-sectional perspective on subjects, countries, methodologies, and foci explicitly dedicated to comprehending historical factors and circumstances that have shaped human rights nationally and internationally within the Americas. The chapters delve into a wide array of cultural, philosophical, political, and literary expressions where human rights discourses circulate throughout the continent, considering issues such as race, class, gender, genealogy, and nationality. While recognizing the enduring significance of national identities, the volume advocates for a shift in the study of the Americas as a dynamic transnational space characterized by conflict, dominance, resistance, negotiation, complicity, accommodation, dialogue, and solidarity. Individuals, nations, peoples, institutions, and intellectual and political movements within this space share struggles, experiences, and imaginaries, fostering a rich tapestry of human rights activism and advocacy.

This book holds immense appeal to scholars and students specializing in InterAmerican studies, as well as those from diverse disciplines interested in human rights. Its comprehensive coverage and insightful analysis shed light on the complex and evolving nature of human rights in the Americas, contributing to a deeper understanding of this region's rich historical and contemporary realities.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367636920