Format:
1 Online-Ressource (394 Seiten)
ISBN:
9783839454985
Series Statement:
Kulturen der Gesellschaft 45
Content:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Introduction: Conrad’s ghosts -- 2. Colonisation and ‘reform’ of the Congo -- 3. Congo reform and the crisis of racist representation -- 4. Congo reform and the crisis of racist politics -- 5. Congo reform and the crisis of racist societalisation -- 6. Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References
Content:
The British and US-American Congo Reform Movement (ca. 1890-1913) has been praised extensively for its »heroic« confrontation of colonial atrocities in the Congo Free State. Its commitment to white supremacy and colonial domination, however, continues to be overlooked, denied, or trivialised. This historical-sociological study argues that racism was the ideological cornerstone and main agenda of this first major human rights campaign of the 20th century. Through a thorough analysis of contemporary sources, Felix Lösing unmasks the colonial and racist formation of the modern human rights discourse and investigates the »historical work« of racism at a crossroads between imperial power and white crisis
Note:
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
,
In English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783837654981
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Lösing, Felix, 1983 - A "crisis of whiteness" in the "heart of darkness" Bielefeld : transcript, 2020 ISBN 9783837654981
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
,
Sociology
Keywords:
Congo Reform Association
;
Rassismus
;
Kolonialismus
;
Geschichte
;
Hochschulschrift
DOI:
10.14361/9783839454985
Author information:
Lösing, Felix 1983-
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