Securitising decolonisation : the silencing of Ewe and Togoland unification under United Nations trusteeship, 1945-1960 /
With the right to petition the United Nations, the Ewe and Togoland unification movement enjoyed a privilege unmatched by other dependent peoples. Using language conveying insecurity, the movement seized the international spotlight, ensuring that the topic of unification dominated the UN Trusteeship...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bielefeld :
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2024.
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| Series: | Postcolonial studies ;
Bd. 51. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | With the right to petition the United Nations, the Ewe and Togoland unification movement enjoyed a privilege unmatched by other dependent peoples. Using language conveying insecurity, the movement seized the international spotlight, ensuring that the topic of unification dominated the UN Trusteeship System for over a decade. Yet, its vociferous securitisations fell silent due to colonial distortion, leaving unification unfulfilled, thus allowing the seeds of secessionist conflict to grow. At the intersection of postcolonial theory and security studies, Julius Heise presents a theory-driven history of Togoland's path to independence, offering a crucial lesson for international statebuilding efforts. |
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| Item Description: | "This publication constitutes a shortened version of the doctoral dissertation 'Give Unification or We Perish : The (failed) Securitisation of Ewe and Togoland Unification under United Nations Trusteeship' submitted to the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy at the University of Marburg"--Title page verso image. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (421 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-421). |
| ISBN: | 3732873064 9783732873067 9783839473061 3839473063 |
| ISSN: | 2703-1233 ; |