A Crisis of Whiteness in the Heart of Darknes Racism and the Congo Reform Movement (Paperback)

Paperback. 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 Loesing 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. The historical-sociological study reveals the racist foundation of the Congo Reform movement, the first major human rights campaign of the 20th century. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.