Book
Colonialism in the Congo basin, 1880-1940
Ohio University Center for International Studies • (64) • Published In 1994 • Pages: xii, 279
By: Nelson, Samuel Henry.
Abstract
This book explores the history of the Mongo people of the Congo Basin from 1880s-1940s, as they suffered from, and adaptively responded to, the authoritarian rule of Belgian colonialists. Topics covered include forced labor on foreign rubber and palm oil plantations, changes in the power base of local leaders, and transformations in kinship system and community organizations. The book challenges earlier works by explorers and Eurocentric researchers which failed to recognize the agency of Africans in shaping historical trajectories.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Central Africa
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Historian
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2008
- Field Date
- 1982
- Coverage Date
- 1880-1949
- Coverage Place
- central Congo Basin, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Notes
- by Samuel H. Nelson
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-271) and index
- LCCN
- 94018278
- LCSH
- Mongo (African people)--History/Mongo (African people)--Economic conditions/Mongo (African people)--Social conditions/Subsistence economy--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Tshuapa/River Region/Imperialism/Oral tradition--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Tshuapa River Region/Tshuapa River Region (Congo)--History/Tshuapa River Region (Congo)--Economic conditions/ Tshuapa River Region (Congo)--Social conditions