How Long to Read The Colonialism of Human Rights

How Long Does it Take to Read The Colonialism of Human Rights?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read The Colonialism of Human Rights by Colin Samson

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Do so-called universal human rights apply to indigenous, formerly enslaved and colonized peoples? This trenchant book brings human rights into conversation with the histories and afterlives of Western colonialism and slavery. Colin Samson examines the paradox that the nations that credit themselves with formulating universal human rights were colonial powers, settler colonists and sponsors of enslavement. Samson points out that many liberal theorists supported colonialism and slavery, and how this illiberalism plays out today in selective, often racist processes of recognition and enforcement of human rights. To reveal the continuities between colonial histories and contemporary events, Samson connects British, French and American colonial theories and practice to the notion of non-universal human rights. Vivid illustrations and case studies of racial exceptions to human rights are drawn from the afterlives of the enslaved and colonized, as well as recent events such as American police killings of black people, the treatment of Algerian harkis in France, the Windrush scandal in Britain and the militarized suppression of the Standing Rock Water Protectors movement. Advocating for reparative justice and indigenizing law, Samson argues that such events are not a failure of liberalism so much as an inbuilt racial dynamic of it.

How long is The Colonialism of Human Rights?

The Colonialism of Human Rights by Colin Samson is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Colonialism of Human Rights Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read The Colonialism of Human Rights aloud.

What Reading Level is The Colonialism of Human Rights?

The Colonialism of Human Rights is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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