Congoism Congo Discourses in the United States from 1800 to the Present

Congoism Congo Discourses in the United States from 1800 to the Present

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To justify the plundering of todays 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...

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Main Author: Van Hove, Johnny (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Bielefeld, Germany transcript Verlag 2017
Subjects:
History of the Americas
History
United States
Congo
Racism
Culture
Neocolonialism
Malcom X
Joseph Conrad
David Van Reybrouck
Cultural History
Postcolonialism
America
American History
History of Colonialism
American Studies
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Summary:To justify the plundering of todays 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.
ISBN:/dx.doi.org/10.14361/9783839440377
9783839440377
Access:Open Access

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