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020			_a9780803239883
020			_a0803239882
020			_z9780803237773 (hardback : alk. paper)
020			_z0803237774
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050	0	0	_aJV2818 _b.S73 2012
082	0	0	_a325/.3493096751 _223
100	1		_aStanard, Matthew G.
245	1	0	_aSelling the Congo _h[electronic resource] : _ba history of European pro-empire propaganda and the making of Belgian imperialism / _cMatthew G. Stanard.
260			_aLincoln : _bUniversity of Nebraska Press, _cc2012. _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
300			_a1 online resource (387 p. :) _bill. ;
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [333]-378) and index.
520			_a"Examination of pro-empire propaganda advanced by Belgium during its colonial rule of the Congo"-- _cProvided by publisher.
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.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
651		0	_aCongo (Democratic Republic) _xHistory _y1908-1960.
651		0	_aCongo (Democratic Republic) _xColonization.
651		0	_aBelgium _xColonies _zAfrica _xPublic opinion _xHistory _y20th century.
650		7	_aHISTORY / Europe / Western. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aHISTORY / Africa / Central. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism. _2bisacsh
650		0	_aPropaganda, Belgian _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aPublic opinion _zBelgium _xHistory _y20th century.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aProject Muse.
830		0	_aUPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780803239883/
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c35206 _d35206