The Lumumba Generation African Bourgeoisie and Colonial Distinction in the Belgian Congo

How and why did the African elite turn from loyal intermediaries into opponents of the colonial state? This book wants to help better understand the dramatic political and cultural processes of decolonization in the Belgian Congo. Focusing on the making of a bourgeois African elite, the book deals w...

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Main Author: Tödt, Daniel (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2021
Series:Africa in Global History
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