European Atrocity, African Catastrophe: Leopold II, the Congo Free State and its Aftermath
Autor Sir Martin Ewans, Martin Ewansen Limba Engleză Hardback – 28 iun 2002
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780700715893
ISBN-10: 0700715894
Pagini: 314
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.74 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0700715894
Pagini: 314
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.74 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Public țintă
UndergraduateNotă biografică
Sir Martin Ewans is a former diplomat and the author of Afghanistan - A New History (Curzon, 2001)
Recenzii
'Offers an informed, readable account.' - Journal of Contemporary European Studies
Cuprins
Introduction Part I. Antecedents, Belgium and Africa 1. Belgium, the Coburgs and the Search for Colonies 2. Europe and Africa Part II. Foundations 3. Cameron's Journey Across Africa 4. The Brussels Geographical Conference 5. Henry Morton Stanley 6. The Comite d'Etudes du Haut-Congo 7. Stanley and de Brazza Part III. Acquisition 8. The Anglo-Portuguese Treaty 9. The Campaign for Recognition 10. The Berlin West Africa Conference 11. The Creation of the Free State Part IV. Consolidation and Expansion 12. The Early Years 13. The Drive to the Nile 1. The 'Rescue of Amin Pasha 14. Katanga and the Arabs 15. The Drive to the Nile 2. Leopold's 'Fashoda' Part V. Nemesis 16. The Domainal System 17. E.D. Morel 18. The Casement Report 19. The Losing Battle Part VI. Consequences 21. Belgian Colonialism 22. Africa's Legacy Chronology Notes Bibliography Index
Descriere
This narrative of the creation, development and collapse both of King Leopold's regime, and of the Belgian colony that replaced it, provides insight into the nature of European colonialism in Africa and the consequences for Europe itself.