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Congoism

Congo Discourses in the United States from 1800 to the Present
DOI: 10.14361/9783839440377
  • Van Hove,  Johnny
    Van Hove, Johnny

Abstract

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.

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Frontmatter
Johnny Van Hove
Seiten: 1 - 4
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Content
Johnny Van Hove
Seiten: 5 - 6
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Acknowledgements
Johnny Van Hove
Seiten: 7 - 8
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Introduction: Shifting Perspectives on the Congo: Re-Reading Central West Africa
Johnny Van Hove
Seiten: 9 - 52
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First Chapter. From Slave to Savage: The Realization of a Topos (1800-1885)
Johnny Van Hove
Seiten: 53 - 134
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Second Chapter. Between Art and Atrocity: Epistemic Multiplication and Standardization (1885-1945)
Johnny Van Hove
Seiten: 135 - 242
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Third Chapter. Revolution, Reform, Reproduction: Strategies and Limitations for Change (1945-Present)
Johnny Van Hove
Seiten: 243 - 302
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Conclusion. Doing Damage, or Re-Writing Central West Africa
Johnny Van Hove
Seiten: 303 - 318
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References
Johnny Van Hove
Seiten: 319 - 360
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eISBN PDF
978-3-8394-4037-7
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Seitenumfang
360
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HIS036000 HIS037000 LIT004020
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Verlag
transcript Verlag
Schlagworte
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,

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