02951nam 2200589 450 99647575720331620231110232134.03-11-064909-83-11-065273-010.1515/9783110652734(CKB)5470000000571006(DE-B1597)514935(DE-B1597)9783110652734(MiAaPQ)EBC6702598(Au-PeEL)EBL6702598(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/91528(OCoLC)1257324743(EXLCZ)99547000000057100620220502d2021 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierColonial impotence virtue and violence in a congolese concession (1911-1940) /Benoît HenrietBerlin/BostonDe Gruyter2021Boston, Massachusetts :De Gruyter,[2021]©20211 online resource (XI, 191 p.)Africa in Global History ;33-11-064878-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Table of figures -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: “Congo Atrocities!!!” -- Chapter 1: The virtuous enclave -- Chapter 2: Impotent agents -- Chapter 3: Ordering and evading -- Chapter 4: An indescribable ugliness -- Chapter 5: The concession embodied -- Chapter 6: A war against nature -- Conclusion: The concession experience -- Bibliography -- IndexIn Colonial Impotence, Benoît Henriet studies the violent contradictions of colonial rule from the standpoint of the Leverville concession, Belgian Congo’s largest palm oil exploitation. Leverville was imagined as a benevolent tropical utopia, whose Congolese workers would be "civilized" through a paternalist machinery. However, the concession was marred by inefficiency, endemic corruption and intrinsic brutality. Colonial agents in the field could be seen as impotent, for they were both unable and unwilling to perform as expected. This book offers a new take on the joint experience of colonialism and capitalism in Southwest Congo, and sheds light on their impact on local environments, bodies, societies and cosmogonies.Africa in Global History LoggingCongo (Democratic Republic)History20th centuryCongo (Democratic Republic)History1908-1960History.fastCapitalismColonialismPalm oilUnileverLoggingHistory967.51024Henriet Benoît1231868MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996475757203316Colonial impotence2860370UNISA