Human Rights, Development and Decolonization

The International Labour Organization, 1940-70
2012. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-230-34362-7
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 412 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 476 g

Reihe: International Labour Organization (ILO) Century Series

An innovative diplomatic and intellectual history of decolonization, post-colonial nation building and international human rights and development discourses, this study of the role of the ILO during 1940–70 opens up new perspectives on the significance of international organisations as actors in the history of the 20th century.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Maul, D.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Abbreviations Timeline Introduction PART I: 'A PEOPLE'S PEACE IN THE COLONIES', 1940–47 'The promise of a new earth to till': The ILO's Colonial Work in Exile, 1940–43 A Charter for the Colonies: The Colonies at the Philadelphia Conference, 1944 A New World With New Ideas: The ILO and the Quest for a Colonial Post-war Order, 1945–48 PART II: THE TOOLS OF PROGRESS: THE ILO, 1948–60 Principled Development: The Beginnings of the Technical Assistance Programme (TAP) At Arm's Length: The ILO and Late Colonial Social Policy Universal Rights? Standard-setting Against the Backdrop of Late Colonialism, Decolonization and the Cold War PART III: A GROWING CONFLICT: DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS AND DECOLONIZATION, 1960–70 A New Power: The ILO and the Growing Importance of the Developing World in the 1960s An Intellectual Fashion: Human Rights Standards as a Barrier to Development? Conclusion Appendix I: Selection of Important Conventions and Recommendations, 1930–70 Appendix II: Ratification of Core Human Rights Standards by Country and Date of Ratification (Selection) Sources and Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

DANIEL ROGER MAUL Lecturer in the Department of History, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Germany, and has published widely on the history of globalization and international organizations. He is currently working on a history of international relief in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.