ISBN:
978-3-11-070930-8 (PDF)
,
978-3-11-070937-7 (EPUB)
,
978-3-11-070869-1 (ISBN der Printausgabe)
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (VI, 428 Seiten)
Series Statement:
Africa in Global History volume 5
Uniform Title:
Elitenbildung und Dekolonisierung
Keywords:
Demokratische Republik Kongo Dekolonisation
;
Geschichte, politische
;
Geschichte, nachkoloniale
;
Lumumba, Patrice É. [Leben und Werk]
Abstract:
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. (Verlagsangaben)
Description / Table of 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
Note:
"First published in German © Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co. KG, Daniel Tödt, Elitenbildung und Dekolonisierung. Die Évolués in Belgisch-Kongo 1944-1960, Göttingen 2018" (Rückseite des Titelblattes)
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