Being Colonized The Kuba Experience in Rural Congo, 1880-1960

Name: Being Colonized The Kuba Experience in Rural Congo, 1880-1960
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ISBN: 9780299236441

ISBN-10: 0299236447

ISBN-13: 9780299236441

Edition: 2010

Authors: Jan Vansina

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What was it like to be colonized by foreigners? Highlighting a region in central Congo, in the center of sub-Saharan Africa,Being Colonizedplaces Africans at the heart of the story. In a richly textured history that will appeal to general readers and students as well as to scholars, the distinguished historian Jan Vansina offers not just accounts of colonial administrators, missionaries, and traders, but the varied voices of a colonized people. Vansina uncovers the history revealed in local news, customs, gossip, and even dreams, as related by African villagers through archival documents, material culture, and oral interviews. Vansinarsquo;s case study of the colonial experience is the…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Publication date: 3/18/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 348
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


A Note on Spelling and Pronunciation


Introduction



Congo: Becoming a Colony



The Colonial Relationship



Incidental Conquest



Company Rule and Its Consequences



Were the Kuba Nearly Wiped Out?



Fifty Years of Belgian Rule: An Overview



A Kingdom Preserved



Village Life: 1911-1950s



In Pursuit of Harmony



Visions for a Different Future



Toward a New World


Conclusion: the Experience of Being Colonized


Index