This is a book that needed to be written. It joins a small but growing list of historical studies of human rights from the perspective of the non-Western world. It offers a bold new interpretative perspective on human rights history and unique insights into our understanding of the place of Africa and the 'Third World' in the development of modern human rights.
Derrick M. Nault is a project associate professor at the College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Japan. He is the co-editor of Globalization and Human Rights in the Developing World (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011) and Experiencing Globalization: Religion in Contemporary Contexts (Anthem Press, 2013). He holds a Ph.D. in African History from Queen's University, Canada.