Congoism : Congo Discourses in the United States from 1800 to the Present
Van Hove, Johnny
Congoism : Congo Discourses in the United States from 1800 to the Present - Bielefeld, Germany transcript Verlag 20171015
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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.
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/dx.doi.org/10.14361/9783839440377 9783839440377
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History of the Americas
History United States Congo History Racism Culture Neocolonialism Malcom X Joseph Conrad David Van Reybrouck Cultural History Postcolonialism America American History History of Colonialism American Studies
Congoism : Congo Discourses in the United States from 1800 to the Present - Bielefeld, Germany transcript Verlag 20171015
Open Access
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.
Creative Commons
English
/dx.doi.org/10.14361/9783839440377 9783839440377
http://dx.doi.org/10.14361/9783839440377 doi
History of the Americas
History United States Congo History Racism Culture Neocolonialism Malcom X Joseph Conrad David Van Reybrouck Cultural History Postcolonialism America American History History of Colonialism American Studies