Kongo in the Age of Empire, 1860-1913 - The Breakdown of a Moral Order

Informationen zum Autor Jelmer Vos is an associate professor of history at Old Dominion University. Klappentext An insightful look at the onset of colonialism in Central Africa from economic, religious, and political perspectives, examining the ultimately tragic participation of African elites in colonial rule. Zusammenfassung A case study of colonialism in Africa from economic! religious! and political perspectives that examines the participation of African elites in colonial rule. This is a richly documented history of the arrival of rubber traders! new Christian missionaries! and the Portuguese colonial state in the Kongo realm! told from the perspective of the kingdom's inhabitants.

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• Authors: Jelmer Vos
• Publisher: The University of Wisconsin Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2015
• EAN: 9780299306205
• ISBN: 978-0-299-30620-5
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Africa and the Diaspora: History, Politics, Culture; Africa and the Diaspora; Africa and the Diaspora: Histo; Africa and the Diaspora: History, Politics, Culture
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science