Contents

pp iii-iii

Preface and Acknowledgements

pp iv-vi

Introduction

pp 1-6

Part I - How to Understand Childhoods in the Postcolonial Context

pp 7-8

1 - Childhoods from Postcolonial Perspectives

pp 9-32

2 - Colonialism and the Colonization of Childhoods

pp 33-52

3 - Postcolonial Theories from the Global South

pp 53-74

Part II - Children Under Colonial and Postcolonial Rule

pp 75-76

4 - State Violence Against Children in British Empire and Former Settler Colonies

pp 77-86

5 - Racist Civilization of Children in Latin America

pp 87-98

6 - Pitfalls of Postcolonial Education and Child Policies in Africa

pp 99-124

Part III - Children’s Rights and the Decolonization of Childhoods

pp 125-126

7 - Postcolonial Dilemmas of Children’s Rights

pp 127-160

8 - Beyond Paternalism: Plea for the de-Paternalization of Children’s Protection and Participation

pp 161-190

9 - Children’s Movements as Citizenship from Below

pp 191-216

Epilogue: Childhoods and Children’s Rights Beyond Postcolonial Paternalism

pp 217-222

References

pp 223-268

Index

pp 269-277