Guy Vanthemsche

Gebundenes Buch

Belgium and the Congo, 1885 1980

Beschreibung

This book explains how and why Belgium, a small but influential European country, was changed through its colonial activities in the Congo, from the first expeditions in 1880 to the Mobutu regime in the 1980s. It yields a better understanding of the Congo's past and present, and explains how the imperial experience influenced Belgian politics, diplomacy, economic activity and culture.

Autor

Guy Vanthemsche is Professor of Contemporary History at Free University Brussels (Vrije Universiteit Brussel). Professor Vanthemsche is also Secretary of the Royal Commission of History in Belgium. He is co-director of the Belgium-based journal Revue Belge de Philogie et d'Histoire.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. September 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 624g
• ISBN-13: 9780521194211
• ISBN-10: 0521194210
• Artikelnr.: 35058193