The Lumumba Generation : African Bourgeoisie and Colonial Distinction in the Belgian Congo /

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 bourgeo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tödt, Daniel (Autor)
Otros Autores: Skinner, Alex
Formato: Tesis Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2021]
Colección:Africa in Global History ; 5
Temas:
Decolonization > Congo (Democratic Republic)
Electronic books.
Belgien / Kolonies.
Dekolonisierung.
Lumumba, Patrice.
Évolué.
Décolonisation > Congo (République démocratique)
Livres numériques.
e-books.
Decolonization.
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Belgian colonies.
Patrice Lumumba.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (VI, 428 p.).
ISBN:9783110709308
3110709309

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