African Testimony in the Movement for Congo Reform - The Burden of Proof

Informationen zum Autor Robert Burroughs is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Cultural Studies and Humanities, Leeds Beckett University, UK. Klappentext Combining archive research with attention to recent debates on the relation between imperialism and humanitarianism, this book examines the conditions in which colonised peoples were able to speak about their subjection, and those in which attempts at testimony were thwarted. Zusammenfassung Combining archive research with attention to recent debates on the relation between imperialism and humanitarianism, this book examines the conditions in which colonised peoples were able to speak about their subjection, and those in which attempts at testimony were thwarted. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures Acknowledgements Note on Place Names Map Introduction: The Burden of Proof 1. Humanitarianism and Diplomacy: West African Migrants in the Congo Free State ( c .1890 – 1903) 2. Behind the Casement Report (1903 – 4): Guides, Interpreters, and Interviewees 3. Before the Commission of Inquiry (1904 – 5): Travellers and Testifiers 4. The Silencing of Witnesses: The Stannard Trial (1906) and the Sheppard Trial (1909) 5. ‘Bringing hands to the English’: Injured Bodies as Evidence Conclusion: A Humanitarian History from Below Bibliography Index

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• Authors: Robert Burroughs, Robert (Leeds Metropolitan University Burroughs, Robert (Leeds University Burroughs, Robert (Leeds University UK) Burroughs
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2018
• EAN: 9781138631694
• ISBN: 978-1-138-63169-4
• No. of pages: 186
• Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Africa; Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Africa
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / Africa / General, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Africa / Central, c 1800 to c 1900, Colonialism & imperialism, Comparative Politics, Colonialism and imperialism, Regional / International studies, African History, General and world history, Congo, C 1900 - C 1914, National liberation and independence, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies