Decolonizing Childhoods: From Exclusion to Dignity

Decolonizing Childhoods: From Exclusion to Dignity
ISBN-10
1447356411
ISBN-13
9781447356417
Category
Social Science
Pages
284
Language
English
Published
2020-05-06
Publisher
Policy Press
Authors
Manfred, Liebel

Description

European colonization of other continents has had far-reaching and lasting consequences for the construction of childhoods and children’s lives throughout the world. Liebel presents critical postcolonial and decolonial thought currents along with international case studies from countries in Africa, Latin America, and former British settler colonies to examine the complex and multiple ways that children throughout the Global South continue to live with the legacy of colonialism. Building on the work of Cannella and Viruru, he explores how these children are affected by unequal power relations, paternalistic policies and violence by state and non-state actors, before showing how we can work to ensure that children’s rights are better promoted and protected, globally.

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