The Lumumba Generation: African Bourgeoisie and Colonial Distinction in the Belgian Congo

ISBN-13: 9783110708691 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 434 str.

Daniel Tödt

Recenzje

"Tödt's book is a groundbreaking dissertation: expertly researched, finely crafted and an absolute pleasure to read!"

From the laudation of the Geisteswissenschaften International Prize for an outstanding work in the humanities

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"This important book not only offers a sophisticated portrait of Belgian colonialism and the Congo in the twentieth century; it also provides a masterclass in social and cultural history and how they can be brought together to make sense of status identities. Tödt makes a significant contribution to global historical sociology from an African historical perspective." - Richard Drayton (King's College London, London, UK) in Africa (2022), 92, 283-293

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"Tödt's work offers significant contributions to the historiography of colonialism in Congo. He deftly ties together changing policies in Africa and Belgium. This engagement with a broader literature on the formation of middle-class identities is a badly needed contribution to the scholarship on the Congo. The Lumumba Generation is a valuable addition to the history of colonialism in the Congo and the transition to independence." - Jeremy Rich (Marywood University, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA) in African Studies Review (2022), 1-3

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"Tödt's book convincingly champions global historical analyses that are about the undeniable reach of debates rooted in a particular place, rather than about the physical mobility of actors." - Ismay Milford (Research Centre Global Dynamics, Leipzig Universitäty) in Connections. A Journal for Historians and Area Specialists (16.09.2022), www.connections.clio-online.net/publicationreview/id/reb-114541

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"All-in-all, this book is a valuable addition to our knowledge of colonization and the establishment of elites that has inevitably accompanied it, and of how these processes set the scene for the future of postcolonial African life. The insights it provides into the nuances and paradoxes of the colonial encounter show us that debates on 'decolonisation' must proceed with care and caution." - Deborah James (The London School of Economic and Political Science) in Historische Anthropologie 30 (2022) 3, 407-409

O autorze

Daniel Tödt, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Deutschland.