Belgium and the Congo, 1885-1980

Informationen zum Autor Guy Vanthemsche is Professor of Contemporary History at Free University Brussels (Vrije Universiteit Brussel). Professor Vanthemsche is also Secretary of the Royal Commission of History in Belgium. He is co-director of the Belgium-based journal Revue Belge de Philogie et d'Histoire. Klappentext This book explains how and why Belgium, a small but influential European country, was affected by its colonial activities in the Congo. Zusammenfassung This book explains how and why Belgium! a small but influential European country! was changed through its colonial activities in the Congo! from the first expeditions in 1880 to the Mobutu regime in the 1980s. It yields a better understanding of the Congo's past and present! and explains how the imperial experience influenced Belgian politics! diplomacy! economic activity and culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The origin of the colonial phenomenon in Belgium and its main developments up until 1960; 2. The Congo and Belgium's domestic policy; 3. The Congo and Belgium's external position; 4. The Congo and the Belgian economy; 5. Belgium and the independent Congo.

Product details

• Authors: Guy Vanthemsche, Vanthemsche Guy
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2012
• EAN: 9780521194211
• ISBN: 978-0-521-19421-1
• No. of pages: 300
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; History, European History, Belgium, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Colonialism & imperialism, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Colonialism and imperialism, African History, Democratic Republic of Congo (former Zaire), Democratic Republic of Congo