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Congoism: Congo Discourses in the United States from 1800 to the Present by Johnny Van Hove
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To justify the plundering of today's Democratic Republic of the Congo, U.S. intellectual elites have continuously produced dismissive Congo discourses. Tracing these discourses in great depth and breadth, Johnny Van Hove shows how U.S. intellectuals (and their influential European counterparts) have used the Congo in similar fashions for their own goals. Analyzing intellectuals as diverse as W. E. B. Du Bois, Joseph Conrad, and David Van Reybrouck, the book offers a theorization of Central West Africa, a case study of normalized narratives on the "Other," and a stirring wake-up call for contemporary writers on international history and politics.

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ISBN 9783837640373
Author Johnny Van Hove
Format Paperback
Page Count 360
Imprint Transcript Verlag
Publisher Transcript Verlag
Weight(grams) 567g

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