The Congo State : Or, the Growth of Civilisation in Central Africa

Name: The Congo State
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9781108050692
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ISBN: 9781108050692

by Demetrius Charles Boulger

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Format Paperback / softback

Book Series Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies

ISBN-10 1108050697

ISBN-13 9781108050692

Publisher Cambridge University Press

Imprint Cambridge University Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Jun 7th, 2012

Print length 436 Pages

Weight 648 grams

Dimensions 15.20 x 22.90 x 3.10 cms

Product Classification: African history Colonialism & imperialism Political science & theory Political science and theory African history Colonialism and imperialism

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First published in 1898, this book records the early history of Belgian colonial activity in the Congo when the territory was under the private control of King Leopold II (1835–1909). While Leopold's rule is notoriously controversial, Boulger's work displays the patriotic colonial fervour of its time.

Written by the historian and biographer Demetrius C. Boulger (1853–1928), this history of early Belgian rule in the Congo was first published in 1898. The book documents nineteenth-century colonial activity after King Leopold II (1835–1909) assumed private control of the Congo Free State following the Berlin Conference in 1884. Exposed by the Casement Report of 1904, Leopold's controversial administration of the territory has become infamous for its exploitation of the local people and natural resources. Boulger's pro-Leopold account describes the Congolese population and environment, the presence and decline of the slave trade in the area, interaction with other European colonial powers, and the introduction of technologies such as the railway and telegraph. Including more than fifty illustrations, this book offers a fascinating insight into nineteenth-century colonial zeal.

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