The Missions and Political Development in the Congo
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2510123 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marvin D Markowitz (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1970 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 234-247 |
| Publication date | 1970-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-9720 • E-ISSN: 1750-0184 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1158884 |
| OpenAlex | W2049809137 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 15 |
Opening ParagraphThe history of European colonization in Africa is to a large degree a story of Christian missionary penetration. Yet, relatively scant attention has been paid to their political activities and influence, especially during the period following the First World War. This paper is an attempt to deal with this problem as it manifested itself in the former Belgium Congo. For reasons that I hope will become obvious to the reader, the Catholic missions will receive greater attention than the Protestant
Development economics · Economics · Paragraph · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Protestantism · Sociology · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · History · Law
Educational legacies of christian missions
Ethnicity and Language in the Run-Up to Congolese Independence in the 1950s
Centre Stage and Behind the Scenes with the “lion of Katanga”
Bilingual inequality
Jesuits in Africa
Encounters between Jesuits and Protestants in Africa
Africa Joins the World
Constructing Spiritual Motherhood in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Bantu Prophets in South Africa
The native problem in Africa.
Political Parties and National Integration in Tropical Africa
The Politics of the Developing Areas
Messianismes et nationalismes en Afrique Noire
Congo Past And Present
Christianity In Tropical Africa
The Native Problem
East African Rebels
King Leopold's Congo
English-speaking missions in the Congo Independent State, 1885-1908
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |