Books Received
| DOI | 10.1177/016934419401200116 |
| Date | 01 March 1994 |
| Published date | 01 March 1994 |
| Subject Matter | Part D: DocumentationBooks Received |
Documentation
Where T'boli bells
toll:
political ecology voices behind the Tasadayhoax. Duhaylungsod,
Levita and Hyndman, David. Copenhagen: International Work Group for Indigenous
Affairs, 1993. - 197 p. - (IWGIA Document; 73)
ISBN:ISSN 0105-6387
The Tasaday were discovered in 1971 as 'a stone age people in the Philippine rainforest'.
The discovery turned out to be a hoax, the Tasaday were actually local
T'boli
and
Manobo peoples.
The
disturbing consequence
of
this attention is continuing exploitation
of those who posed as Tasaday, threats to personal safety of other
T'boli
who appeared
as witnesses, the murder of one of the witnesses, and intimidation of Filipino scholars and
journalists exposing the hoax.
World disaster report 1993. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent
Societies [C]. Geneva: Martinus Nijhoff, 1993. - 124 p.
ISBN:0-7923-2268-1
Disasters occur all over the world, but differ in type and effect from region to region.
This report covers both 'natural' and 'manmade' disasters. Part Iprovides an introduction
to the main issues in disaster response today and the regional distribution of disasters. Part
II analyses the trends in the changing face of disasters. In part III the causes of today's
disasters are analyzed; the focus is on why certain groups of people are more vulnerable
than others to these events.
Part
IV provides acompilation of world-wide disaster statistics
and lists a range of organisations with a variety of roles in disasters, from research to
relief.
World human rights guide. Humana, Charles (comp.). - 3rd ed. - New York etc.: Oxford
University Press, 1992. - 393 p.
ISBN:0-19-507674-5
The purpose
of
this guide is to update the assessment of human rights and to give a clear
article-by-article evaluation, attempting aclassification of countries.
The
questionnaire
covers 40 indicators from the major UN treaties.
The
selected human rights
are
those that
are able to be accurately defined and measured. It is also intended, without lengthy
explanations, to present the facts in an easily understood form for those who may not be
familiar with the subject.
BOOKS
RECEIVED
Le developpement du role du conseil de securite: peace-keeping and peace-building.
Colloque, La Haye, 21-23 Juillet 1992. Rene-Jean Dupuy (ed.). Dordrecht etc.: Martinus
Nijhoff Publishers, 1993. - 495 p.
ISBN: 0-7923-2318-1
The European system
for
the protection
of
human rights. R.St.J. Macdonald, F. Matscher,
H. Petzold (eds.). Dordrecht etc.: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1993. - 940 p.
ISBN: 0-7923-2431-5
A review will follow
Human rights abuses in
Algeria:
no one is spared. Andrew Whitley (ed.).
New
York
etc.: Middle East Watch, 1994. - 67 p.
ISBN: 1-56432-124-X
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