A ›Crisis of Whiteness‹ in the ›Heart of Darkness‹
Racism and the Congo Reform Movement
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‹.
Overview Chapters
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Frontmatter
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Contents
Seiten 5 - 6 -
1. Introduction: Conrad's ghosts
Seiten 7 - 46 -
2. Colonisation and 'reform' of the Congo
Seiten 47 - 124 -
3. Congo reform and the crisis of racist representation
Seiten 125 - 196 -
4. Congo reform and the crisis of racist politics
Seiten 197 - 268 -
5. Congo reform and the crisis of racist societalisation
Seiten 269 - 338 -
6. Conclusion
Seiten 339 - 356 -
Acknowledgements
Seiten 357 - 358 -
References
Seiten 359 - 396
9 December 2020, 396 pages
ISBN: 978-3-8376-5498-1
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