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Book SynopsisClément Brasseur was the officer responsible for initiating the colonial occupation of Katanga in the 1890s. Available in English for the first time, these letters reveal the racist and gendered world inhabited by Brasseur and show that the early colonial experience was as violent in Katanga as in other areas.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Brasseur's Papers and the African Roots of the Congo Free State The Collection Editorial Matters Historical Background The Importance of Brasseur's Correspondence Part I: Settling In (September 1893 - April 1895) Letter 1 Letter 2 Letter 3 Part II: Journeys To the South-West and To Lake Mweru (May - October 1895) Letter 4 Part III: Life at Lofoi I (October 1895 - May 1896) Letter 5 Letter 6 Letter 7 Part IV: Journey to the Upemba Depression (June - November 1896) Letter 8 Letter 9 Part V: Life at Lofoi II (November 1896 - April 1897) Letter 10 Letter 11 Letter 12 Letter 13 Part IV: Journeys to the Lubule & the Upper Lualaba and Luapula Rivers (April - September 1897) Letter 14 Letter 15 Part VII: Last Act (September - November 1897) Letter 16 Letter 17 Maps: Katanga in the 1890s Glossary Onomasticon References Appendix 1: 'Station du Lofoï (Katanga)', September 1894 Appendix 2: The new Lofoi station, 1895 Index
