The Congo's Independence Struggle Viewed Fifty Years Later
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2431853 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Herbert F Wei (corresponding author), Herbert Wei, Herbert F Weiss (City University of New York, corresponding author), Herbert Weiss |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 109-115 |
| Publication date | 2012-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Studies Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-0206 • E-ISSN: 1555-2462 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1353/arw.2012.0019 |
| OpenAlex | W2115150644 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
In the cacophony of what has been referred to in broad terms as "The Congo Crisis," some misrepresentations have been repeated again and again. This commentary therefore will not attempt a comprehensive analysis of the Congo's struggle and achievement of independence; instead it will focus on aspects that can be given a new or revised interpretation. Itwill consider five themes where misrepresentation has had significant effects: (1) Belgian policy on the education of elites; (2) the supposed "violence" associated with the nationalist drive to independence; (3) Belgium's decision to accept a dramatically condensed decolonization process; (4) Belgian miscalculations in this process; and (5) the price of haste
Decolonization · Independence (probability theory · Interpretation (philosophy · Linguistics · Misrepresentation · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Canadian Identity and History · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2021 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |