UID:
almafu_9960011793502883
Format:
1 online resource (vi, 428 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9783110709308
,
3110709309
Series Statement:
Africa in Global History Series ; v.5
Content:
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
Note:
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.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110708691
Additional Edition:
ISBN 3110708698
Language:
English
