Human Rights in the Shadow of Colonial Violence : The Wars of Independence in Kenya and Algeria.
Klose, Fabian.
Human Rights in the Shadow of Colonial Violence : The Wars of Independence in Kenya and Algeria. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (393 pages) - Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights Series . - Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights Series .
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.
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.
9780812207828
Human rights--Kenya.
Human rights--Algeria.
Kenya--History--Mau Mau Emergency, 1952-1960.
Algeria--History--Revolution, 1954-1962.
Great Britain--Colonies--Africa.
France--Colonies--Africa.
Electronic books.
JC599.K4 K5613 2013
965/.046
Human Rights in the Shadow of Colonial Violence : The Wars of Independence in Kenya and Algeria. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (393 pages) - Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights Series . - Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights Series .
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.
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.
9780812207828
Human rights--Kenya.
Human rights--Algeria.
Kenya--History--Mau Mau Emergency, 1952-1960.
Algeria--History--Revolution, 1954-1962.
Great Britain--Colonies--Africa.
France--Colonies--Africa.
Electronic books.
JC599.K4 K5613 2013
965/.046