Decolonizing Childhoods: From Exclusion to Dignity

Front Cover -- Decolonizing Childhoods: From Exclusion To Dignity -- Copyright Information -- Table Of Contents -- Preface And Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I How To Understand Childhoods In The Postcolonial Context -- 1 Childhoods From Postcolonial Perspectives -- Introduction -- Limitations Of The Eurocentric Childhood Pattern -- Unequal Global Childhoods -- Agency In Childhoods -- Notes -- 2 Colonialism And The Colonization Of Childhoods -- Introduction -- Colonialization As A Childhood Project -- On The Dialectic Of Education And Power -- Colonization Of Childhoods Steps Towards The Decolonization Of Childhoods -- Notes -- 3 Postcolonial Theories From The Global South -- Introduction -- Basic Ideas Of Postcolonial Theory -- African Contributions To Postcolonial Theory -- Latin American Contributions To Postcolonial Theory -- Conclusion And Outlook -- Notes -- Part Ii Children Under Colonial And Postcolonial Rule -- 4 State Violence Against Children In British Empire And Former Settler Colonies -- Introduction -- The Deportation Of Children As A Contribution To Colonial Conquest -- Removal And Assimilation Of Indigenous Children In Former Settler Colonies Conclusion -- Notes -- 5 Racist Civilization Of Children In Latin America -- Introduction -- Racist Arbitrariness Against 'illegitimate' Children -- 'civilization' Of Indigenous And 'irregular' Children -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 6 Pitfalls Of Postcolonial Education And Child Policies In Africa -- Introduction -- Children, Childcare And School -- Dogmatic Implementation Of Children's Rights -- Paternalism And Children's Participation -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Part Iii Children's Rights And The Decolonization Of Childhoods -- 7 Postcolonial Dilemmas Of Children's Rights -- Introduction Ambivalences Of Human Rights -- Universality Claim And Cultural Reference Of Children's Rights -- Best Interests Assessments In The Pitfalls Of Universalism And Cultural Relativism -- Case Studies On Dilemmas Of Children's Rights -- Dilemmas Due To Different Concepts Of Children's Rights: The Case Of Vietnam -- Dilemmas Due To Unequal Positions Of Children And Adults: The Case Of Calcutta, India -- Dilemmas Due To Unequal Local Power Relations: The Case Of Yokyakarta, Indonesia -- Dilemmas Due To Unequal International Power Structure: The Case Of Bolivia Conclusion: Ways Out Of Postcolonial Dilemmas -- Notes -- 8 Beyond Paternalism: Plea For The De-paternalization Of Children's Protection And Participation -- Introduction -- How To Understand Paternalism -- Paternalism Against Children -- Paternalism And Children's Rights -- Child Protection Between Paternalism And Participation -- Children's Participation Between Paternalism And Protagonism -- Conclusion: Beyond Paternalism -- Notes -- 9 Children's Movements As Citizenship From Below -- Introduction -- What Does Citizenship Mean? -- Ambivalences And Contradictions Of Citizenship Manfred Liebel. Liberal And Republican Citizenship Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. New York Available Via World Wide Web.