{"product_id":"prisoners-of-freedom-14-harri-englund-9780520249240","title":"Prisoners of Freedom: Human Rights and the African Poor Volume 14","description":"In this vivid ethnography, Harri Englund investigates how ideas of freedom impede struggles against poverty and injustice in emerging democracies. Reaching beyond a narrow focus on the national elite, \u003ci\u003ePrisoners of Freedom \u003c\/i\u003eshows how foreign aid and human rights activism hamper the pursuit of democratic citizenship in Africa. The book explores how activists' aspirations of self-improvement, pursued under harsh economic conditions, find in the human rights discourse a new means to distinguish oneself from the poor masses. Among expatriates, the emphasis on abstract human rights avoids confrontations with the political and business elites. Drawing on long-term research among the Malawian poor, Englund brings to life the personal circumstances of Malawian human rights activists, their expatriate benefactors, and the urban and rural poor as he develops a fresh perspective on freedom--one that recognizes the significance of debt, obligation, and civil virtues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harri Englund\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520249240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520249240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.02w x 0.63d","brand":"Harri Englund","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44057319473407,"sku":"9780520249240","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_558b0eb2-02e4-471e-ac8f-9b41174a975d.jpg?v=1685046292","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/prisoners-of-freedom-14-harri-englund-9780520249240","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}