Format:
1 online resource (393 pages)
ISBN:
9780812207828
Series Statement:
Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights Ser
Content:
Based on previously inaccessible material from international archives, Human Rights in the Shadow of Colonial Violence examines the relationship between emerging human rights concepts after 1945 and repressive British and French actions against anticolonial movements in Africa.
Content:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The New World Order, 1941-1948 -- 3. Contested Decolonization, 1945-1962 -- 4. The Legitimation of Colonial Violence -- 5. The Unleashing of Colonial Violence -- 6. The International Discourse on Human Rights as Marked by the Wars of Decolonization -- 7. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
Note:
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780812244953
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780812244953
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=3442102
