| Quilts and Human Rights Contributor(s): Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation Np (Foreword by), MacDowell, Marsha (Author), Donaldson, Beth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0803249853 ISBN-13: 9780803249851 Publisher: University of Nebraska Press OUR PRICE: $35.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Crafts & Hobbies | Quilts & Quilting - Political Science | Human Rights |
| Dewey: 746.46 |
| LCCN: 2015041916 |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 8.32" W x 10.49" (2.36 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Quilts and Human Rights offers a new understanding of the history of global human rights as seen through textiles of awareness and activism. Of all the textile forms linked to human rights activities, one form--the quilt--has proved an especially potent and popular form for individuals, working alone or as part of organized groups, to subversively or overtly act for human rights. Through a description of this activity over time and space, Quilts and Human Rights advances awareness of critical human rights issues: suffrage, race relations, civil wars, natural disasters, HIV/AIDs, and ethnic, sexual, and gender discrimination. Quilts and Human Rights pays tribute to the individuals who have used needle skills to prick the conscience and encourage action against human rights violations. |