TY - BOOK ID - 143043161 TI - Colonial Congo : a history in questions AU - Goddeeris, Idesbald AU - Lauro, Amandine AU - Vanthemsche, Guy AU - Heukensfeldt Jansen, Suzanne PY - 2024 SN - 9782503610238 2503610234 9782503598499 9782503598482 2503598498 PB - [Turnhout]: [Turnhout]: Brepols, Brepols, DB - UniCat KW - African history. KW - Afrikanische Geschichte. KW - Colonialism & imperialism. KW - General & world history. KW - Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte. KW - HISTORY / Africa / Central. KW - HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century. KW - Kolonialismus und Imperialismus. KW - Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900. KW - National liberation & independence, post-colonialism. KW - POL045000. KW - Central Africa. KW - Zentralafrika. KW - African history KW - Afrikanische Geschichte KW - Colonialism & imperialism KW - General & world history KW - Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte KW - HISTORY / Africa / Central KW - HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century KW - Kolonialismus und Imperialismus KW - Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 KW - National liberation & independence, post-colonialism KW - POL045000 KW - Aufsatzsammlung KW - Central Africa KW - Zentralafrika KW - History of Belgium and Luxembourg KW - History of Congo KW - anno 1800-1999 KW - Colonialisme KW - Histoire KW - Congo belge KW - État indépendant du Congo KW - Congo UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:143043161 AB - Colonialism tends to arouse emotional debate, often based on incomplete knowledge of the facts and context. Colonial Congo fills this gap by introducing the general reader to the latest academic thinking and research. Answering concrete questions, pre-eminent historians offer a unique insight into the history of the Congo Free State and the Belgian Congo.How did Leopold II’s autocratic government function and what do we know about the victims of his rule? How much profit was made in the Congo and who benefitted the most? What was life like for Congolese men and women during colonial rule and how did they feel about it? Did the Congolese offer resistance, and in what ways? What was colonialism’s impact on Congo’s natural world? How did colonial policy affect infrastructure, education, healthcare and science? Did missionaries give colonialism a more human face? Colonial Congo’s explorations of these issues and more are revealed in this eye-opening, indispensable guide. ER -