{"product_id":"human-rights-in-the-shadow-of-colonial-violence-the-wars-of-independence-in-kenya-and-algeria-pennsylvania-studies-in-human-rights-9780812244953","title":"Human Rights in the Shadow of Colonial Violence","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hard-hitting and heroically researched in a vast number of far-flung archives, \u003ci\u003eHuman Rights in the Shadow of Colonial Violence\u003c\/i\u003e asks what post-World War II international norms meant on the ground for states fighting counterinsurgencies on behalf of settler colonialism.\" * Samuel Moyn, Columbia University *\u003cbr\u003e\"The originality of [Klose's] approach lies in placing the radicalization of colonial violence by both colonial powers, Great Britain and France, in the context of the international human rights regime that emerged after the Second World War. . . . In all, Klose has made a substantial contribution to decolonization research.\" * Andreas Eckert, \u003ci\u003eHistorische Zeitschrift\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"In an elegant and very readable way, Fabian Klose combines three topics in his work: the origins of the international human rights regime, decolonization, and the unchecked use of force. . . . A superbly readable depiction of the subject and chock-full of sources.\" * Wolfgang Büttner, \u003ci\u003esehepunkte\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"A major contribution to the study of areas in decolonization history that have been largely unexplored until now, namely the role of human rights discourse and the unchecked use of force. . . . Using copious sources, including those from several previously unused archival collections, [Klose] has succeeded in advancing research on the history of violence and human rights in decolonization a good deal.\" * Jan Eckel, \u003ci\u003eArchiv für Sozialgeschichte\u003c\/i\u003e online *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. The New World Order, 1941-1948\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. Contested Decolonization, 1945-1962\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. The Legitimation of Colonial Violence\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. The Unleashing of Colonial Violence\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. The International Discourse on Human Rights as Marked by the Wars of Decolonization\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405721608535,"sku":"9780812244953","price":59.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812244953.jpg?v=1730493388","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/human-rights-in-the-shadow-of-colonial-violence-the-wars-of-independence-in-kenya-and-algeria-pennsylvania-studies-in-human-rights-9780812244953","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}