Recalling the Belgian Congo: Conversations and Introspection

by Marie-Benedicte Dembour

Book Overview

When the author embarked on her study, her aim was to approach former colonial officers with a view to analyzing processes of domination in the ex-Belgian Congo. However, after establishing a rapport with some of these officers, the author was soon forced to revise her initial assumptions, widely held in present-day Belgium: these officers were not the "baddies" she had expected to meet.

Exploring the colonial experience through the respondents'...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571819452
• ISBN13: 9781571819451
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"