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Book/Printed Material The Lumumba generation : African bourgeoisie and colonial distinction in the Belgian Congo

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Title

  • The Lumumba generation : African bourgeoisie and colonial distinction in the Belgian Congo

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." -- Provided by publisher.

Names

  • Tödt, Daniel, author
  • Skinner, Alex, translator

Created / Published

  • Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, [2021]

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.

Headings

  • -  Decolonization--Congo (Democratic Republic)
  • -  Education and state--Congo (Democratic Republic)--History--20th century
  • -  Elite--Congo (Democratic Republic)
  • -  Congo (Democratic Republic)--History--1908-1960

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references ([376]-415) and index.
  • -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 electronic resource (vi, 428 pages )

Call Number/Physical Location

  • DT657

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021758456

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  • Unrestricted online access

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Tödt, Daniel, Author. The Lumumba generation: African bourgeoisie and colonial distinction in the Belgian Congo. translateds by Skinner, Alex [Berlin ; Boston: De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2021] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021758456/.

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Tödt, D. (2021) The Lumumba generation: African bourgeoisie and colonial distinction in the Belgian Congo. Skinner, A., trans [Berlin ; Boston: De Gruyter Oldenbourg] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021758456/.

MLA citation style:

Tödt, Daniel, Author. The Lumumba generation: African bourgeoisie and colonial distinction in the Belgian Congo. trans by Skinner, Alex [Berlin ; Boston: De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2021] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2021758456/>.