Congoism
Van Hove, Johnny
Congoism Congo Discourses in the United States from 1800 to the Present / Johnny Van Hove. - 1 online resource (362 p.)
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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 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.
9783839440377
http://dx.doi.org/10.14361/9783839440377
History / United States
History
Electronic books.
Congoism Congo Discourses in the United States from 1800 to the Present / Johnny Van Hove. - 1 online resource (362 p.)
Access copy available to the general public.
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.
9783839440377
http://dx.doi.org/10.14361/9783839440377
History / United States
History
Electronic books.