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Lumumba Generation : African Bourgeoisie and Colonial Distinction in the Belgian Congo / Daniel Tödt ; translated by Alex Skinner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tödt, Daniel, author.
- Series:
- Africa in Global History Series
- Africa in Global History Series ; v.5
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Decolonization.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo--History.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vi, 428 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin : De Gruyter, [2021]
- Summary:
- How and why did the Congolese elite turn from loyal intermediaries into opponents of the colonial state? This book seeks to enrich our understanding of the political and cultural processes culminating in the tumultuous decolonization of the Belgian Congo. Focusing on the making of an African bourgeoisie, the book illuminates the so-called évolués' social worlds, cultural self-representations, daily life and political struggles. https://youtu.be/c8ybPCi80dc
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction
- Belgian colonial rule and lagging elite formation
- Elite periodicals between propaganda and empowerment
- Debating the évolué status (1944-1948)
- "Perfected Blacks" and malcontents (1945-1952)
- Associations and sociability between is and ought (1944-1953)
- The lives of others: selecting the Congolese elite (1948-1956)
- A community of unequals (1952-1956)
- Centrifugal forces of decolonization (1957-1960)
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- Picture Credits
- Sources
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (De Gruyter, viewed November 16, 2022).
- ISBN:
- 9783110709308
- 3110709309
- OCLC:
- 1291712156
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