Colonial Impotence

Titel:	Colonial Impotence : Virtue and Violence in a Congolese Concession (1911–1940) / Benoît Henriet
Verfasser:	Henriet, Benoît
Veröffentlicht:	München : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, [2021]
Umfang:	1 Online-Ressource (XI, 191 p.)
Format:	E-Book
Sprache:	Englisch
Schriftenreihe/ mehrbändiges Werk:	Africa in Global History ; 3
Schlagworte:	Palmenanbau Palmöl Plantagenwirtschaft Kolonialismus Kapitalismus Lusanga, Provinz Kwilu Hochschulschrift Geschichte 1911-1940
ISBN:	9783110652734
Hinweise zum Inhalt:	Cover

Bemerkung:	Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Jun 2021)
Zusammenfassung:	In Colonial Impotence, Benoît Henriet studies the violent contradictions of colonial rule from the standpoint of the Leverville concession, Belgian Congo’s largest palm oil exploitation. Leverville was imagined as a benevolent tropical utopia, whose Congolese workers would be "civilized" through a paternalist machinery. However, the concession was marred by inefficiency, endemic corruption and intrinsic brutality. Colonial agents in the field could be seen as impotent, for they were both unable and unwilling to perform as expected. This book offers a new take on the joint experience of colonialism and capitalism in Southwest Congo, and sheds light on their impact on local environments, bodies, societies and cosmogonies.

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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Jun 2021)

Zusammenfassung:

In Colonial Impotence, Benoît Henriet studies the violent contradictions of colonial rule from the standpoint of the Leverville concession, Belgian Congo’s largest palm oil exploitation. Leverville was imagined as a benevolent tropical utopia, whose Congolese workers would be "civilized" through a paternalist machinery. However, the concession was marred by inefficiency, endemic corruption and intrinsic brutality. Colonial agents in the field could be seen as impotent, for they were both unable and unwilling to perform as expected. This book offers a new take on the joint experience of colonialism and capitalism in Southwest Congo, and sheds light on their impact on local environments, bodies, societies and cosmogonies.

Colonial Impotence

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