About the book
2007 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title
In this seminal study, Bonny Ibhawoh investigates the links between European imperialism and human rights discourses in African history. Using British-colonized Nigeria as a case study, he examines how diverse interest groups within colonial society deployed the language of rights and liberties to serve varied socioeconomic and political ends. Ibhawoh challenges the linear progressivism that dominates human rights scholarship by arguing that, in the colonial African context, rights discourses were not simple monolithic or progressive narratives. They served both to insulate and legitimize power just as much as they facilitated transformative processes. Drawing extensively on archival material, this book shows how the language of rights, like that of \"civilization\" and \"modernity,\" became an important part of the discourses deployed to rationalize and legitimize empire.
Editions of Imperialism and Human Rights
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780791469231
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780791469248
- PDF
- ISBN 9780791480922
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2007 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title
In this seminal study, Bonny Ibhawoh investigates the links between European imperialism and human rights discourses in African history. Using British-colonized Nigeria as a case study, he examines how diverse interest groups within colonial society deployed the language of rights and liberties to serve varied socioeconomic and political ends. Ibhawoh challenges the linear progressivism that dominates human rights scholarship by arguing that, in the colonial African context, rights discourses were not simple monolithic or progressive narratives. They served both to insulate and legitimize power just as much as they facilitated transformative processes. Drawing extensively on archival material, this book shows how the language of rights, like that of \"civilization\" and \"modernity,\" became an important part of the discourses deployed to rationalize and legitimize empire.
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2007 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title
In this seminal study, Bonny Ibhawoh investigates the links between European imperialism and human rights discourses in African history. Using British-colonized Nigeria as a case study, he examines how diverse interest groups within colonial society deployed the language of rights and liberties to serve varied socioeconomic and political ends. Ibhawoh challenges the linear progressivism that dominates human rights scholarship by arguing that, in the colonial African context, rights discourses were not simple monolithic or progressive narratives. They served both to insulate and legitimize power just as much as they facilitated transformative processes. Drawing extensively on archival material, this book shows how the language of rights, like that of \"civilization\" and \"modernity,\" became an important part of the discourses deployed to rationalize and legitimize empire.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Imperialism and Human Rights?
History and Archaeology > History > African history
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How long is Imperialism and Human Rights and how many pages does it have?
Imperialism and Human Rights has 242 page(s)
Is Imperialism and Human Rights part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series SUNY series in Human Rights
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Imperialism and Human Rights?
Bonny Ibhawoh
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Imperialism and Human Rights is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780791469231) and paperback(ISBN 9780791469248) and pdf(ISBN 9780791480922)
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