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