Robert Burroughs

African Testimony in the Movement for Congo Reform

The Burden of Proof

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Juli 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 463g
• ISBN-13: 9781138631694
• ISBN-10: 1138631698
• Artikelnr.: 53240731

Autorenporträt

Robert Burroughs is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Cultural Studies and Humanities, Leeds Beckett University, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

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