Human Rights, Development and Decolonization. The International Labour Organization, 1940–70

TitleHuman Rights, Development and Decolonization. The International Labour Organization, 1940–70
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsMaul, Daniel Roger
Number of Pages412
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
CityBasingstoke, UK
Abstract

The significance of international organisations as historical actors is one of the least researched aspects of 20th century history. Daniel Maul's study of the role of the International Labour Organization (ILO) during the core phase of decolonization (1940 to 1970) opens up new perspectives on the topic. Clearly presented, methodologically innovative and based on a wide range of sources, Maul explores and makes clear the multifarious ways in which the ILO contributed to the debates which accompanied the dissolution of the European colonial empires and the processes of post-colonial nation-building that followed, both as a political hub and a forum for debate, and as an independent actor. Maul takes an innovative look at the history of decolonization, post-colonial nation-building and the enduringly relevant international human rights and development discourses that these processes spawned.

URLhttps://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9780230343627
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