Abstract
Cultural relativism in the Boasian tradition obstructed the anthropological study of human rights in the years immediately afterWorldWar II, but the rise of Marxism and opposition to the Vietnam war raised the profile of social justice issues in the discipline. This focus became more explicitly rights-oriented in the 1990s with the rise of globalization literature and global justice institutions such as the UN International Criminal Courts. Anthropological studies during this time have enhanced debates about globalization by emphasizing social agency, context, and history, and the plurality of the global order.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | A Companion to the Anthropology of Politics |
| Publisher | Blackwell Publishing Ltd. |
| Pages | 231-247 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780631229728 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 17 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Social Sciences
Keywords
- Colonial project
- Cultural anthropology
- Human rights
- Social evolutionism
- Western superiority