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Being colonized : the Kuba experience in rural Congo, 1880-1960 /

What was it like to be colonized by foreigners? Highlighting a region in central Congo, in the center of sub-Saharan Africa, Being Colonized places Africans at the heart of the story. In a richly textured history that will appeal to general readers and students as well as to scholars, the distinguis...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vansina, Jan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, ©2010.
Colección:Africa and the diaspora.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Congo: becoming a colony
  • The colonial relationship
  • Incidental conquest
  • Company rule and its consequences
  • Were the Kuba nearly wiped out?
  • Fifty years of Belgian rule: an overview
  • A kingdom preserved
  • Village life: 1911-1950s
  • In pursuit of harmony
  • Visions for a different future
  • Toward a new world
  • Conclusion: the experience of being colonized.