Human Rights in the Shadow of Colonial Violence : The Wars of Independence in Kenya and Algeria.
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- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780812207828
- 965/.046
- JC599.K4 K5613 2013
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.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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