ISBN10: 0803249853, ISBN13: 9780803249851, [publisher: University of Nebraska Press] Softcover
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ISBN10: 0803249853, ISBN13: 9780803249851, [publisher: University of Nebraska Press] Softcover First Edition Lincoln. 2016. August 2016. University of Nebraska Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 9780803249851. Foreword by Desmond Tutu. 8 ¼ x 10 ½ • 105 color photographs . 232 pages. paperback. keywords: Political Science Quilts. FROM THE PUBLISHER - 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.‘This well-researched and important book sheds new light on the work of thousands of quilt artists who have used needle, thread, and cloth for advocacy, education, and reflection on human rights.' - Rev. Canon Mp ho Tu tu, executive director of the Desmond and Leah Tutu Foundation ‘Beautifully written with a ...

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