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The Congo Free State and the New Imperialism (The Bedford Series in History and Culture). by Grant, Kevin.

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PublisherBedford/Saint Martin's

ISBN-101457650894

ISBN-139781457650895

eBay Product ID (ePID)229026192

Product Key Features

Number of Pages208 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameCongo Free State and the New Imperialism

SubjectAfrica / General, Imperialism

Publication Year2016

TypeTextbook

AuthorKevin Grant

Subject AreaPolitical Science, History

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight16 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2017-394086

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal967.51

Table Of ContentForeword Preface A Note About the Translations List of Maps and Illustrations PART ONE Introduction: Connecting Congo and the World Congo: Place and Peoples The New Imperialism and the Founding of the Congo Free State Deadly Taxation The Congo Reform Campaign The Belgian Congo Conclusion PART TWO The Documents 1. David Livingstone, Lecture at the University of Cambridge , December 4, 1857 2. King Leopold II, Speech at the First Feeting of the Belgian Committee of the International Association for the Exploration and Civilization of Central Africa , November 6, 1876 3. Treaty of Manyanga , August 12, 1882 4. Harry Johnston, From The River Congo , 1884 5. General Act of the Conference of Berlin, Articles V, VI, IX, and XIII , 1885 6. Walter Deane, Account of the Destruction of the Congo Free State's Station at Stanley Falls in an Attack by Zanzibari Slave Traders , 886 7. Tippu Tip, From Autobiography 8. Cardinal Charles Lavigerie, Speech at a Meeting of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society , July 31, 1888 9. Chewema, Statement to a British Consular Official , March 19, 1903 10. John and Johan, Statement to a British Consular Official , March 19, 1903 11. Antoine Boongo, Oral History regarding the Arrival of European Officers and Missionaries at Wangata in the Equateur District , ca. 1883-1896 12. Balofo Is'a Mboyo and Ekombe Is'ek'Ombola, Oral History regarding the Arrival of Whites at Ikau in the Equateur District, ca . 1889-1896 13. Bruno Hafala, Oral History regarding Events on the Maringa River in the Equateur District , ca. 1899-1901 14. Nicolas Afolembe, Oral History regarding Conditions in the Equateur District , ca. 1885-1908 15. The Reverend John Murphy, Testimony , November 18, 1895 16. The Reverend E.V. Sjöblom, Testimony , May 14, 1897 17. Governor-General Théophile Wahis, Letter to the Editor , May 31, 1897 18. Circular to All District Commissioners, Heads of Zones and of Posts [of the Congo Free State], with Regard to Barbarous Customs Prevailing among Native Tribes , February 27, 1897 19. Federation for the Defense of Belgian Interests Abroad, Taxation of the Natives , February 15, 1905 20. John Hobson, From Imperialism: A Study , 1902 21. Edmund Morel, from Affairs of West Africa, 1902 22. Roger Casement, Consular Report on the Congo Free State to the British Foreign Secretary , February 1904 23. Atrocity Photograph of Epondo , ca. 1903 24. Punch, In the Rubber Coils , November 28, 1906 25. The Congo: A Report pf the Commission of Enquiry Appointed by the Congo Free State Government , October 31, 1905 26. Belgian Parliament, Debates on the Congo Free State , February-March 1906 27. The Reverend John Harris, Letter to W.T. Lamont, His Britannic Majesty's Consul at Boma , January 16, 1912 APPENDIXES A Chronology of the Congo Free State (1860-1914) Questions for Consideration Selected Bibliography Index Maps and Illustrations MAPS 1. Territory of the Congo Free State, ca. 1906 2. The European Partition of Africa, 1902 ILLUSTRATIONS Atrocity Photograph of Epondo (Document 23) Punch, In Rubber Coils , November 28, 1906 (Document 24)

SynopsisProviding an overview of the Congolese peoples and who they lived, Congo Free State and the New Imperialism helps you understand how the Congo Free State played a role in shaping history.

LC Classification NumberDT655.G73 2017