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This revised edition of Bats of Southern and Central Africa builds on the solid foundation of the first edition and supplements the original account of bat species then known to be found in Southern and Central Africa with an additional eight newly described species, bringing the total to 124. The chapters on evolution, biogeography, ecology and echolocation have been updated, citing dozens of recently published papers. The book covers the latest systematic and taxonomic studies, ensuring that the names and relationships of bats in this new edition reflect current scientific knowledge. The species accounts provide descriptions, measurements and diagnostic characters as well as detailed information about the distribution, habitat, roosting habits, foraging ecology and reproduction of each species. The updated species distribution maps are based on 6 100 recorded localities. A special feature of the 2010 publication was the mode of identification of families, genera and species by way of character matrices rather than the more generally used dichotomous keys. Since then these matrices have been tested in the field and, where necessary, slightly altered for this edition. New photographs fill in gaps and updated sonograms aid with bat identification in acoustic surveys. The bibliography, which now contains more than 700 entries, will be an invaluable aid to students and scientists wishing to consult original research.

Bats --- Cheiroptera --- Chiroptera --- Chiropterans --- Mammals --- Bats. --- Southern Africa. --- Congo (Democratic Republic) --- Belgian Congo --- Zaire --- Congo DR --- Congo (Kinshasa) --- Congo (Leopoldville) --- Democratic Republic of Congo --- Democratic Republic of the Congo --- Demokraticheskai︠a︡ Respublika Kongo --- DR Congo --- DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo) --- DRK (Demokraticheskai︠a︡ Respublika Kongo) --- Kongo --- R.D. Congo --- RD Congo --- RDC (République démocratique du Congo) --- Republic of Congo (Leopoldville) --- Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville) --- République démocratique du Congo --- République du Congo (Leopoldville) --- Southern Africa

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Congo (Democratic Republic) --- Visual Arts --- Art, Architecture & Applied Arts --- Painting --- Exhibitions --- In art --- Tshibumba Kanda Matulu --- Themes, motives. --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Matulu, Tshibumba Kanda --- Kanda Matulu, Tshibumba --- Congo DR --- Congo (Kinshasa) --- Congo (Leopoldville) --- Democratic Republic of Congo --- Democratic Republic of the Congo --- Demokraticheskai︠a︡ Respublika Kongo --- DR Congo --- DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo) --- DRK (Demokraticheskai︠a︡ Respublika Kongo) --- Kongo --- R.D. Congo --- RD Congo --- RDC (République démocratique du Congo) --- Republic of Congo (Leopoldville) --- Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville) --- République démocratique du Congo --- République du Congo (Leopoldville) --- Belgian Congo --- Zaire

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Voici l'histoire, minutieusement reconstituée, d'un contact et d'une interpénétration limitée entre deux sociétés, deux cultures, deux civilisations que tout séparait. Avant l'arrivée des Portugais, à la fin du XVe siècle, l'ancien royaume du Congo, dont la formation territoriale est succinctement retracée, vivait avec des institutions religieuses, politiques, sociales, économiques, figées dans une longue tradition. En apportant leurs marchandises et le christianisme, les premiers Européens lançaient un défi qui se termina par la victoire des colons portugais de l'Angola en 1665. Mais le succès militaire ne fut pas accompagné d'un succès politico-culturel ; pire encore, la christianisation limitée à une étroite caste dirigeante fut compensée par une déstructuration rapide et désastreuse du pays. Secouant l'hégémonie de l'ancienne capitale, les marges maritimes se détachèrent et se constituèrent en États courtiers, indépendants, tandis que, de leur enclave angolaise, les Portugais accaparaient les ressources du Congo intérieur. De cette pénétration, il résulta pour les Congolais une régression technologique importante, qui les contraignit à acheter aux Européens les articles qu'eux-mêmes avaient si longtemps fabriqués, et cela avec la plus humiliante des monnaies : les esclaves.

Anthropology, Cultural --- History --- History & Archaeology --- Regions & Countries - Africa --- Congo (Democratic Republic) --- Congo DR --- Congo (Kinshasa) --- Congo (Leopoldville) --- Democratic Republic of Congo --- Democratic Republic of the Congo --- Demokraticheskai︠a︡ Respublika Kongo --- DR Congo --- DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo) --- DRK (Demokraticheskai︠a︡ Respublika Kongo) --- Kongo --- R.D. Congo --- RD Congo --- RDC (République démocratique du Congo) --- Republic of Congo (Leopoldville) --- Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville) --- République démocratique du Congo --- République du Congo (Leopoldville) --- Belgian Congo --- Zaire --- Congo --- Royaume du Congo --- esclavage --- Empire colonial portugais --- Empire colonial français

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Cotton farmers --- Cotton trade --- Peasants --- Producteurs de coton --- Coton --- Paysannerie --- History. --- History --- Histoire --- Commerce --- Congo (Democratic Republic) --- Congo (République démocratique) --- Rural conditions. --- Conditions rurales --- ZR / Congo - Kongo (Zaire) --- 92 --- 325 --- 338.722.0 --- 338.724 --- Geschiedenis. --- Koloniale politiek. --- Landbouweconomie: algemeenheden. --- Teelten. --- Labor & Workers' Economics --- Business & Economics --- Histoire. --- 92 Geschiedenis. --- 92 Histoire. --- 92 History. --- Congo (République démocratique) --- Peasantry --- Cotton growers --- Farmers, Cotton --- Growers, Cotton --- Congo (Leopoldville) --- République du Congo (Leopoldville) --- Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville) --- Republic of Congo (Leopoldville) --- République démocratique du Congo --- Democratic Republic of the Congo --- Demokraticheskai︠a︡ Respublika Kongo --- Kongo --- Congo (Kinshasa) --- RDC (République démocratique du Congo) --- DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo) --- DRK (Demokraticheskai︠a︡ Respublika Kongo) --- Democratic Republic of Congo --- DR Congo --- RD Congo --- Agricultural laborers --- Rural population --- Marks (Medieval land tenure) --- Villeinage --- Textile industry --- Farmers --- Belgian Congo --- Zaire --- Koloniale politiek --- Landbouweconomie: algemeenheden --- Teelten --- Geschiedenis --- E-books --- Rural conditions --- Congo DR --- R.D. Congo

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To justify the plundering of today's Democratic Republic of the Congo, U.S. intellectual elites have continuously produced dismissive Congo discourses. Tracing these discourses in great depth and breadth for the first time, Johnny Van Hove shows how U.S. intellectuals (and their influential European counterparts) have been using the Congo in similar fashions for their own goals. Analyzing intellectuals as diverse as W.E.B. Du Bois, Joseph Conrad, and David Van Reybrouck, the book offers a theorization of Central West Africa, a case study of normalized narratives on the "Other", and a stirring wake up call for all contemporary writers on international history and politics.

Congo (Democratic Republic) --- Relations. --- Historiography. --- Congo (Leopoldville) --- République du Congo (Leopoldville) --- Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville) --- Republic of Congo (Leopoldville) --- République démocratique du Congo --- Democratic Republic of the Congo --- Demokraticheskai︠a︡ Respublika Kongo --- Kongo --- Congo (Kinshasa) --- RDC (République démocratique du Congo) --- DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo) --- DRK (Demokraticheskai︠a︡ Respublika Kongo) --- Democratic Republic of Congo --- DR Congo --- RD Congo --- Belgian Congo --- Zaire --- Congo DR --- R.D. Congo --- America. --- American History. --- American Studies. --- Congo. --- Cultural History. --- Culture. --- David Van Reybrouck. --- History of Colonialism. --- History. --- Joseph Conrad. --- Malcom X. --- Neocolonialism. --- Postcolonialism. --- Racism. --- HISTORY / United States / General. --- United States; Congo; History; Racism; Culture; Neocolonialism; Malcom X; Joseph Conrad; David Van Reybrouck; Cultural History; Postcolonialism; America; American History; History of Colonialism; American Studies --- International relations. --- Coexistence --- Foreign affairs --- Foreign policy --- Foreign relations --- Global governance --- Interdependence of nations --- International affairs --- Peaceful coexistence --- World order --- National security --- Sovereignty --- World politics