LEADER 03894nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910788382403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-49785-8 010 $a9786613593085 010 $a0-8032-3988-2 035 $a(CKB)3170000000046408 035 $a(EBL)915038 035 $a(OCoLC)793511405 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000601807 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11420385 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000601807 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10566771 035 $a(PQKB)10649468 035 $a(OCoLC)809317578 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse3751 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL915038 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10559300 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL359308 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC915038 035 $a(EXLCZ)993170000000046408 100 $a20110610d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun#---auuuu 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSelling the Congo$b[electronic resource] $ea history of European pro-empire propaganda and the making of Belgian imperialism /$fMatthew G. Stanard 210 $aLincoln [Neb.] $cUniversity of Nebraska Press$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 387 pages) $cillustrations 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8032-3777-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [333]-378) and index. 327 $aThe 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. 330 $a"Belgium was a small, neutral country without a colonial tradition when King Leopold II ceded the Congo, his personal property, to the state in 1908. For the next half-century Belgium not only ruled an African empire but also, through widespread, enduring, and eagerly embraced propaganda, produced an imperialist-minded citizenry. Selling the Congo is a study of European pro-empire propaganda in Belgium, with particular emphasis on the period 1908-60. Matthew G. Stanard questions the nature of Belgian imperialism in the Congo and considers the Belgian case in light of literature on the French, British, and other European overseas empires. Comparing Belgium to other imperial powers, the book finds that pro-empire propaganda was a basic part of European overseas expansion and administration during the modern period. Arguing against the long-held belief that Belgians were merely "reluctant imperialists," Stanard demonstrates that in fact many Belgians readily embraced imperialistic propaganda. Selling the Congo contributes to our understanding of the effectiveness of twentieth-century propaganda by revealing its successes and failures in the Belgian case. Many readers familiar with more-popular histories of Belgian imperialism will find in this book a deeper examination of European involvement in central Africa during the colonial era"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aPublic opinion$zBelgium$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aPropaganda, Belgian$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aBelgium$xColonies$zAfrica$xPublic opinion$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aCongo (Democratic Republic)$xColonization 607 $aCongo (Democratic Republic)$xHistory$y1908-1960 615 0$aPublic opinion$xHistory 615 0$aPropaganda, Belgian$xHistory 676 $a325/.3493096751 686 $aPOL045000$aHIS001010$aHIS010020$2bisacsh 700 $aStanard$b Matthew G$0932968 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910788382403321 996 $aSelling the Congo$93839537 997 $aUNINA