| Practical Audacity: Black Women and International Human Rights Contributor(s): James, Stanlie M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0299333701 ISBN-13: 9780299333706 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press OUR PRICE: $79.15 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Human Rights - Social Science | Black Studies (global) - Law | International |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2020051975 |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.06" W x 9.13" (1.05 lbs) 216 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Goler Teal Butcher (1925-93), a towering figure in international human rights law, was a scholar and advocate who advanced an intersectional approach to human empowerment influenced by Black women's intellectual traditions. Practical Audacity follows the stories of fourteen women whose work honors and furthers Butcher's legacy. Their multilayered and sophisticated contributions have critically reshaped human rights scholarship and activism--including their major role in developing critical race feminism, community-based applications, and expanding the boundaries of human rights discourse. Stanlie M. James weaves narratives by and about these women throughout the history of the field, illustrating how they conceptualize, develop, and implement human rights. By centering the courage and innovative interventions of capable and visionary Black women, she places them rightfully alongside such figures as Thurgood Marshall and Charles Hamilton Houston. This volume fundamentally shifts the frame through which human rights struggles are understood, illuminating how those who witness and experience oppression have made some of the biggest contributions to building a better world. |
