Full Description
A pioneer of childhood studies, Liebel uses a broad array of international case studies to examine the repercussions of colonial conquest on children's lives and childhood policies today. Looking at how children in the Global South are affected by unequal power relations, paternalistic policies and violence by state and nonstate actors, he shows how we can work to decolonize childhoods and ensure that children's rights are better promoted and protected.
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Part I ‾ How to Understand Childhoods in the Postcolonial Context
Childhoods From Postcolonial Perspectives
Colonialism and Colonization of Childhoods
Postcolonial Theories From the Global South
Part II ‾ Children Under Colonial and Postcolonial Rule
State violence against children in British Empire and settler colonies
Racist civilization of children in Latin America
Pitfalls of postcolonial education and child policies in Africa
Part III ‾ Children's Rights and the Decolonization of Childhoods
Postcolonial Dilemmas of Children's Rights
Beyond Paternalism: Plea for the De-Paternalization of Children's Protection and Participation
Social Movements of Children As Citizenship From Below
Epilogue: Childhoods and Children's Rights Beyond Postcolonial Paternalism
