Colonial Congo : a history in questions / edited by Idesbald Goddeeris, Amandine Lauro and Guy Vanthemsche ; translated by Suzanne Heukensfeldt Jansen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Goddeeris, Idesbald, 1972- editor.

Lauro, Amandine, 1983- editor.

Vanthemsche, Guy, editor.

Jansen, Suzanne Heukensfeldt, 1960- editor.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

Dutch

English

Subjects (All):

Congo (Democratic Republic)--History.

Congo (Democratic Republic).

Democratic Republic of the Congo--Colonization.

Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Africa--Colonization.

Africa.

Physical Description:

379 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

[Turnhout] : Brepols Publishers, [2024]

Summary:

Colonialism tends to arouse emotional debate, often based on incomplete knowledge of the facts and context. 'Colonial Congo' fills this gap by introducing the general reader to the latest academic thinking and research. Answering concrete questions, pre-eminent historians offer a unique insight into the history of the Congo Free State and the Belgian Congo. How did Leopold II's autocratic government function and what do we know about the victims of his rule? How much profit was made in the Congo and who benefitted the most? What was life like for Congolese men and women during colonial rule and how did they feel about it? Did the Congolese offer resistance, and in what ways? What was colonialism's impact on the Congo's natural world? How did colonial policy affect infrastructure, education, healthcare and science? Did missionaries give colonialism a more human face? 'Colonial Congo's explorations of these issues and more are revealed in this eye-opening, indispensable guide.

Notes:

Translated from the Dutch.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9782503610238

2503610234

9782503598482

250359848X

OCLC:

1417269477