Lord Leverhulme's ghosts : Colonial exploitation in the Congo / / Jules Marchal ; translated by Martin Thom ; introduced by Adam Hochschild

• Autore: Marchal Jules
• Pubblicazione: London, [England] ; ; New York : , : Verso, , 2017; ©2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (200 pages)
• Disciplina: 331.625107291
• Soggetto topico: Forced labor - Congo (Democratic Republic) - History; Rubber industry and trade - Congo (Democratic Republic) - History; Human rights - Congo (Democratic Republic)
• Persona (resp. second.): ThomMartin; HochschildAdam
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Halftitle Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- List of Abbreviations -- Note to Readers -- 1. The Early Years (1911-1922) -- A magnate, purportedly a philanthropist, launches himself upon the Congo -- First beginnings at Lusanga -- The duplicity, and the claims of the HCB -- A note on the relocation of the Luba of Kasai to the Tshikapa diamond mines (Forminière) (1919-1920) -- 2. The Lejeune Report (1923) -- The moving of villages -- The Lejeune report -- Reactions to the Lejeune report -- 3. The Establishment of a Monopoly in the Circles (1924-1926) -- Monopoly achieved through the swindle of tripartite contracts -- The Portuguese of Bumba protest -- Hyacinthe Vanderyst and the ownership of the palm groves -- Lode Achten and the tripartite contracts -- 4. In Barumbu Circle (1917-1930) -- Forced labour in wretched conditions (1917-1924) -- The Mill Hill Fathers against the State and the HCB (1925-1926) -- Alexis Bertrand in Barumbu circle (1930) -- 5. In the Basongo and Lusanga Circles (1923-1930) -- Echoes of Basongo circle (1923-1927) -- In Lusanga circle (1927-1930) -- 6. The Portuguese of Bumba Against the HCB, Act Two (1928-1930) -- Petitions and reactions -- The Budja of Bumba-East robbed of their palm groves -- 7. The Compagnie du Kasai Proves to be Worse Than the HCB (1927-1930) -- Dr. Mouchet's reports -- The Daco report on the Compagnie du Kasai -- The experiences of Dr. Raingeard -- The response to the doctors' reports -- 8. Pierre Ryckmans' Report on Lusanga (1931) -- Ryckmans encounters recruits headed for the Offitra and Brabanta -- Ryckmans' report on Lusanga -- 9. The Revolt of the Pende (1931) -- The revolt -- The defining features of the repression -- Eugène Jungers on the spot -- Balance sheet and aftermath -- 10. The Lusanga HCB Transformed into a "Model Employer" (1931-1932). ; The relocation of villages-the third phase -- Labour contracts and supply contracts -- 11. Coercion and Consolidated Monopolies (1933-1935) -- Reign of terror in the Kamtsha-Lubue -- The sidelining of the Daco report-the protection of the oil mills -- A major new HCB project -- The prolongation of the tripartite contracts -- 12. The Years Between 1935 and 1939 -- The planting of palm trees "in collaboration" -- Georges Mortehan's report -- A further modification in the 1911 Convention -- 13. The Apogee of Forced Labour During the War (1940-1945) -- Afterword -- Sources -- Notes Referring to Primary Sources -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Lord Leverhulme's ghosts
• ISBN: 1-78478-632-2; 1-78478-633-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910162697603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II