The Colonialism of Human Rights. Colin Samson

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      Copyright © Colin Samson 2020

      The right of Colin Samson to be identified as Author of this Work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

      First published in 2020 by Polity Press

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      ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-2997-1

      ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-2998-8 (pb)

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Names: Samson, Colin, author.

      Title: The colonialism of human rights : ongoing hypocrisies of western liberalism / Colin Samson.

      Description: Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity, 2020. | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “Human rights have never been universal and the costs are still being unequally paid today”-- Provided by publisher.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2020000112 (print) | LCCN 2020000113 (ebook) | ISBN 9781509529971 (hardback) | ISBN 9781509529988 (paperback) | ISBN 9781509530007 (epub)

      Subjects: LCSH: Human rights--Developing countries. | Imperialism--History. | Slavery--History. | Indigenous peoples--Colonization. | Indigenous peoples--Civil rights. | North and south.

      Classification: LCC JC599.D44 S26 2020 (print) | LCC JC599.D44 (ebook) | DDC 323.09172/4--dc23

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020000112

      LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020000113

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