Naming colonialism : history and collective memory in the Congo, 1870-1960 / / Osumaka Likaka
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| Autore: |
Likaka Osumaka <1953->
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| Titolo: |
Naming colonialism : history and collective memory in the Congo, 1870-1960 / / Osumaka Likaka
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| Pubblicazione: | Madison, WI, : University of Wisconsin Press, c2009 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | xii, 220 p |
| Disciplina: | 967.51/02 |
| Soggetto topico: | Kongo language - Epithets |
| Nicknames - Congo (Brazzaville) - History | |
| Nicknames - Congo (Democratic Republic) - Kinshasa - History | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Congo (Brazzaville) Colonization |
| Congo (Democratic Republic) Colonization | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Naming and African Voices -- 1. The Dynamics of Naming in Precolonial Congo: An Overview -- 2. Colonialism and the Village World: Contexts to Naming -- 3. Naming, Colonialism, Making History, and Social Memories -- 4. Early Naming, Explorations, Trade, and Rubber Collection -- 5. Naming and Belgian Colonial Rule -- 6. Talking under One's Breath: Praise Names as Strategic Ambiguities -- 7. Confronting African Voices: Negotiations and Instrumentalization of Names -- Conclusions -- Sample of Names Used in This Work -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | What's in a name? As Osumaka Likaka argues in this illuminating study, the names that Congolese villagers gave to European colonizers reveal much about how Africans experienced and reacted to colonialism. The arrival of explorers, missionaries, administrators, and company agents allowed Africans to observe Westerners' physical appearances, behavior, and cultural practices at close range--often resulting in subtle yet trenchant critiques. By naming Europeans, Africans turned a universal practice into a local mnemonic system, recording and preserving the village's understanding of colonialism in the form of pithy verbal expressions that were easy to remember and transmit across localities, regions, and generations. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Naming colonialism |
| ISBN: | 1-282-42420-3 |
| 9786612424205 | |
| 0-299-23363-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910827388903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Africa and the diaspora.