Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Vanthemsche, Guy (1958-)
Titre(s) : Belgium and the Congo, 1885-1980 [Texte imprimé] / Guy Vanthemsche ; translated by Alice Cameron and Stephen Windross ; revised by Kate Connelly
Publication : Cambridge (GB) ; New York (N.Y.) : Cambridge University Press, copyright 2012
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (IX-289 p.) ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"While the impact of a colonising metropole on subjected territories has been widely
scrutinized, the effect of empire on the colonising country has long been neglected.
Recently, many studies have examined the repercussions of their respective empires
on colonial powers such as the United Kingdom and France. Belgium and its African
empire have been conspicuously absent from this discussion. This book attempts to
fill this gap. Belgium and the Congo, 1885-1980 examines the effects of colonialism
on the domestic politics, diplomacy and economics of Belgium, from 1880 - when King
Leopold II began the country's expansionist enterprises in Africa - to the 1980s,
well after the Congo's independence in June of 1960. By examining the colonial impact
on its mother country Belgium, this study also contributes to a better understanding
of Congo's past and present"
Sujet(s) : Colonisation -- Aspect économique -- Congo (République démocratique)
Politique et gouvernement -- Belgique -- 1830-1914
Relations extérieures -- Belgique -- Congo (République démocratique) -- 1800-....
Politique et gouvernement -- Belgique -- 1914-....
Politique et gouvernement -- Congo (République démocratique)
Colonisation -- Congo (République démocratique)
Relations extérieures -- Congo (République démocratique) -- Belgique -- 1800-....
Indice(s) Dewey :
967.510 2 (23e éd.) = Histoire - République démocratique du Congo - 1885-1960
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780521194211. - ISBN 0521194210 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45668067n
Notice n° :
FRBNF45668067
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : 1. The origin of the colonial phenomenon in Belgium ; 2. The Congo and Belgium's
domestic policy ; 3. The Congo and Belgium's external position ; 4. The Congo and
the Belgian economy ; 5. Belgium and the independent Congo.