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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Main Author: Tödt, Daniel (Author)
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin De Gruyter : De Gruyter, 2021.
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505 0 |a 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. 
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