Selling the Congo [electronic resource] : a history of European pro-empire propaganda and the making of Belgian imperialism / Matthew G. Stanard.
Stanard, Matthew G.
2011
JV2818 .S73 2011eb
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Title Selling the Congo [electronic resource] : a history of European pro-empire propaganda and the making of Belgian imperialism / Matthew G. Stanard.
Author Stanard, Matthew G.
ISBN 9780803239883 (electronic book)
9780803237773
Publication Details Lincoln [Neb.] : University of Nebraska Press, c2011.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xiv, 387 p.) : ill.
Call Number JV2818 .S73 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 325/.3493096751
Summary "Belgium was a small, neutral country without a colonial tradition when King Leopold II ceded the Congo, his personal property, to the state in 1908. For the next half-century Belgium not only ruled an African empire but also, through widespread, enduring, and eagerly embraced propaganda, produced an imperialist-minded citizenry. Selling the Congo is a study of European pro-empire propaganda in Belgium, with particular emphasis on the period 1908-60. Matthew G. Stanard questions the nature of Belgian imperialism in the Congo and considers the Belgian case in light of literature on the French, British, and other European overseas empires. Comparing Belgium to other imperial powers, the book finds that pro-empire propaganda was a basic part of European overseas expansion and administration during the modern period. Arguing against the long-held belief that Belgians were merely "reluctant imperialists," Stanard demonstrates that in fact many Belgians readily embraced imperialistic propaganda. Selling the Congo contributes to our understanding of the effectiveness of twentieth-century propaganda by revealing its successes and failures in the Belgian case. Many readers familiar with more-popular histories of Belgian imperialism will find in this book a deeper examination of European involvement in central Africa during the colonial era"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-378) and index.
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