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Child Labour in India
Gurchathen S. Sanghera
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Description for Child Labour in India
Hardback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSP1; JPVH; JPWH; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 518.
The book explores the understanding of children's rights as a site of power and how the rights discourse has been used by international actors, national elites and local NGOs in the child labour debate in India. The work focuses on Indian NGOs and their recognition of the fact that children's rights are a sophisticated form of Western imperialism even as they also understand how children's rights are an important tool for fighting imperialism and state violations. It provides a critical theoretical exploration of children's rights in the contemporary world that synthesizes an analysis of human rights and power along with ... Read more
The book explores the understanding of children's rights as a site of power and how the rights discourse has been used by international actors, national elites and local NGOs in the child labour debate in India. The work focuses on Indian NGOs and their recognition of the fact that children's rights are a sophisticated form of Western imperialism even as they also understand how children's rights are an important tool for fighting imperialism and state violations. It provides a critical theoretical exploration of children's rights in the contemporary world that synthesizes an analysis of human rights and power along with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
New Delhi, India
ISBN
9780199466801
SKU
V9780199466801
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About Gurchathen S. Sanghera
Gurchathen S. Sanghera teaches at the School of International Relations, University of St Andrews, Scotland.
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