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The British and American Congo Reform Movement (ca. 1890-1913) has been praised extensively for its ›heroic‹ confrontation of colonial atrocities in the Congo Free State. Its commitment to white supremacy and colonial domination, however, continues to be overlooked, denied, or trivialised. This historical-sociological study argues that racism was the ideological cornerstone and formed the main agenda of this first major human rights campaign of the 20th century. Through a thorough analysis of contemporary sources, Felix Lösing unmasks the colonial and racist formation of the modern human rights discourse and investigates the ›historical work‹ of racism at a crossroads between imperial power and ›white crisis‹.
Price: $60.00
Pages: 396
Publisher: transcript publishing
Imprint: transcript publishing
Publication Date:
27 December 2020
Trim Size: 9.45 X 6.10 in
ISBN: 9783837654981
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
»Lösings Studie bietet einen wichtigen und längst überfälligen, weil rassismuskritischen Blick auf eine humanitäre Bewegung, von der viele akademische und publizistische Meinungsführer:innen behaupten, sie sei die erste Menschenrechtsbewegung der Moderne gewesen. Das vorliegende Werk ist durch akribische Recherche charakterisiert und resultiert in einer lesenswerten Rekonstruktion des historischen und kulturellen Diskurses um die CRA, ohne dabei ideologisch zu polarisieren oder zu relativieren.«
Felix Lösing (Dr. phil.), born 1983, teaches at the Leuphana University Lüneburg. The sociologist studied at the Hamburg University for Economics and Political Science, the University of Hamburg and the University of Essex, Colchester. He did his doctorate at the University of Hamburg. His research focuses on history and theory of racism and colonialism.
Frontmatter 1
Contents 5
1. Introduction: Conrad's ghosts 7
2. Colonisation and 'reform' of the Congo 47
3. Congo reform and the crisis of racist representation 125
4. Congo reform and the crisis of racist politics 197
5. Congo reform and the crisis of racist societalisation 269
6. Conclusion 339
Acknowledgements 357
References 359