{"product_id":"selling-the-congo-9780803274365","title":"Selling the Congo","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eSelling the Congo\u003c\/i\u003e is a] fascinating history of Belgium's 20th-century colonial culture.\"—Martin Rubin, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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\u003cbr\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eSelling the Congo\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Historian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eSelling the Congo\u003c\/i\u003e contributes] to a broader understanding of the impact of colonialism on colonial powers.\"—Geert Castryck, H-Net\u003cbr\u003e\"Matthew Stanard's \u003ci\u003eSelling the Congo \u003c\/i\u003elooks 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. The Inheritance: Leopold II and Propaganda about the Congo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Denying African History to Build the Belgian Nation: Imperial Expositions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Curators and Colonial Control: Belgium's Museums of Empire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Educating the Imperialists of Tomorrow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Cast in the Mold of the eic: The Colony in Stone and Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Projected Propaganda: Imperialistic Filmmaking in Belgium\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405274030423,"sku":"9780803274365","price":21.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780803274365.jpg?v=1730489387","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/selling-the-congo-9780803274365","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}