| Description |
1 online resource (xxxii, 277 pages) : illustrations, map. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Asian insights ; no. 6
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Asia insights (Nordic Institute of Asian Studies) ; 6.
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| Note |
Originally published in Danish (Copenhagen : Frydenlund, 2010) ; updated and translated into English. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Democracy? : of course! -- Tightrope walker -- Public interest litigation -- A war of words -- Half the sky -- Legal minefields -- Black children -- Risky proceedings -- Human rights in practice. |
| Summary |
How do Chinese people defend human rights in China without going to jail? How can they seek justice without the state hitting back at them? The human rights situation in China is not without its challenges but even so the last decades have seen marked improvements. Even so, much of the international attention on the issue is focused on human rights violations and the suppression of dissent; it is rare to find accounts of people inside China working on human rights who are not being harassed or put into jail. In what is probably the first Western book to see the Chinese human rights issue solely from a Chinese perspective, "Walking a Tightrope" gives voice to nine Chinese human rights defenders, describing their challenges, setbacks and progress - defending human rights, Chinese style. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Human rights -- China.
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Human rights. |
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China. |
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China -- Social policy -- 2002-
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Social policy. |
| Chronological Term |
2002- |
| Subject |
China -- Social conditions -- 2000-
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Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
2000- |
| Subject |
China -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Human rights. |
| Added Title |
Balancegang. English
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Nielsen, Gert Holmgaard. Balancegang. English. Walking a tightrope. Copenhagen, Denmark : NIAS Press, 2014 9788776941314 (OCoLC)896867886 |
| ISBN |
9788776946784 (electronic book) |
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8776946789 (electronic book) |
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9788776941314 |
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8776941310 |
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