Description
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[
Selling the Congo is a] fascinating history of Belgium's 20th-century colonial culture."—Martin Rubin,
Wall Street Journal“A welcome addition to studies of the imperial metropole. . . . Written in a clear and very direct style, which makes it accessible to a broad audience, including undergraduates.”—David Ciarlo, American Historical Review
"The breadth of topics covered in this book is wide—each of them could fill a separate monograph. It is to Stanard's credit that he is able to pull them together. . . . Scholars of other European empires seeking to gain comparative knowledge will find this book useful."—Sarah Van Beurden, H-France
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Selling the Congo is] a useful addition to the growing body of 'end of empire' retrospectives that explore the impact of imperial expansion on the social imaginary of the European population."—Crawford Young,
The Historian"[
Selling the Congo contributes] to a broader understanding of the impact of colonialism on colonial powers."—Geert Castryck, H-Net
"Matthew Stanard's
Selling the Congo looks to expand our view of European colonial culture and consider the new understandings of empire in a different context, that of Belgian imperialism and pro-empire propaganda."—Elizabeth Stice, H-Empire
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. The Inheritance: Leopold II and Propaganda about the Congo
2. Denying African History to Build the Belgian Nation: Imperial Expositions
3. Curators and Colonial Control: Belgium's Museums of Empire
4. Educating the Imperialists of Tomorrow
5. Cast in the Mold of the eic: The Colony in Stone and Bronze
6. Projected Propaganda: Imperialistic Filmmaking in Belgium
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
