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Leader LDR cam a 00
Control # 1 hbl99056681
Control # Id 3 GCG
Date 5 20210302155227.0
Fixed Data 8 110610s2012 nbua b s001 0 eng
LC Card 10    $a 2011023628
ISBN 20    $a9780803237773 (hardback : alk. paper)
Obsolete 39    $a279937$cTLC
Cat. Source 40    $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC$dGCG
Authen. Ctr. 42    $apcc
LC Call 50 00 $aJV2818$b.S73 2012
Dewey Class 82 00 $a325/.3493096751$223
Other Call # 84    $aPOL045000$aHIS001010$aHIS010020$2bisacsh
ME:Pers Name 100 $aStanard, Matthew G.
Title 245 10 $aSelling the Congo :$ba history of European pro-empire propaganda and the making of Belgian imperialism /$cMatthew G. Stanard.
Imprint 260    $aLincoln :$bUniversity of Nebraska Press,$cc2012.
Phys Descrpt 300    $a387 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
Note:Content 505 $aThe inheritance: Leopold II and propaganda about the Congo -- Denying African history to build the Belgian nation: imperial expositions -- Curators and colonial control: Belgium's museums of empire -- Educating the imperialists of tomorrow -- Cast in the mold of the EIC: the colony in stone and bronze -- Projected propaganda: imperialistic filmmaking in Belgium.
Abstract 520    $a"Belgium was a small, neutral country without a colonial tradition when King Leopold II ceded the Congo, his personal property, to the state in 1908. For the next half-century Belgium not only ruled an African empire but also, through widespread, enduring, and eagerly embraced propaganda, produced an imperialist-minded citizenry. Selling the Congo is a study of European pro-empire propaganda in Belgium, with particular emphasis on the period 1908-60. Matthew G. Stanard questions the nature of Belgian imperialism in the Congo and considers the Belgian case in light of literature on the French, British, and other European overseas empires. Comparing Belgium to other imperial powers, the book finds that pro-empire propaganda was a basic part of European overseas expansion and administration during the modern period. Arguing against the long-held belief that Belgians were merely "reluctant imperialists," Stanard demonstrates that in fact many Belgians readily embraced imperialistic propaganda. Selling the Congo contributes to our understanding of the effectiveness of twentieth-century propaganda by revealing its successes and failures in the Belgian case. Many readers familiar with more-popular histories of Belgian imperialism will find in this book a deeper examination of European involvement in central Africa during the colonial era"--$cProvided by publisher.
Abstract 520    $a"Examination of pro-empire propaganda advanced by Belgium during its colonial rule of the Congo"--$cProvided by publisher.
Note:Bibliog 504    $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [333]-378) and index.
Subj:Geog. 651  0 $aBelgium$xColonies$zAfrica$xPublic opinion$xHistory$y20th century.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aPublic opinion$zBelgium$xHistory$y20th century.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aPropaganda, Belgian$xHistory$y20th century.
Subj:Geog. 651  0 $aCongo (Democratic Republic)$xColonization.
Subj:Geog. 651  0 $aCongo (Democratic Republic)$xHistory$y1908-1960.