03894nam 2200637 a 450 991078838240332120200520144314.01-280-49785-897866135930850-8032-3988-2(CKB)3170000000046408(EBL)915038(OCoLC)793511405(SSID)ssj0000601807(PQKBManifestationID)11420385(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000601807(PQKBWorkID)10566771(PQKB)10649468(OCoLC)809317578(MdBmJHUP)muse3751(Au-PeEL)EBL915038(CaPaEBR)ebr10559300(CaONFJC)MIL359308(MiAaPQ)EBC915038(EXLCZ)99317000000004640820110610d2011 uy 0engurun#---auuuutxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSelling the Congo[electronic resource] a history of European pro-empire propaganda and the making of Belgian imperialism /Matthew G. StanardLincoln [Neb.] University of Nebraska Pressc20111 online resource (xiv, 387 pages) illustrationsDescription based upon print version of record.0-8032-3777-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-378) and index.The 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."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"--Provided by publisher.Public opinionBelgiumHistory20th centuryPropaganda, BelgianHistory20th centuryBelgiumColoniesAfricaPublic opinionHistory20th centuryCongo (Democratic Republic)ColonizationCongo (Democratic Republic)History1908-1960Public opinionHistoryPropaganda, BelgianHistory325/.3493096751POL045000HIS001010HIS010020bisacshStanard Matthew G932968MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910788382403321Selling the Congo3839537UNINA