Human Rights, Development and Decolonization: The International Labour Organization, 1940-70

Maul, Daniel R.

ISBN 10: 0230343627 / ISBN 13: 9780230343627

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

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464 pages. 5.50x5.75x1.25 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Human Rights, Development and Decolonization: The International Labour Organization, 1940-70
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230343627
• ISBN 13: 9780230343627
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.73 kilograms

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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.