Being Colonized: The Kuba Experience in Rural Congo, 1880–1960

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v C L  I vii A ix A N  S  P xi Introduction 3 1 Congo: Becoming a Colony 10 2 The Colonial Relationship 35 3 Incidental Conquest 58 4 Company Rule and Its Consequences 86 5 Were the Kuba Nearly Wiped Out? 127 6 Fifty Years of Belgian Rule: An Overview 150 7 A Kingdom Preserved 178 8 Village Life: 1911–1950s 214 9 In Pursuit of Harmony 244 10 Visions for a Different Future 271 11 Toward a New World 298 Conclusion: The Experience of Being Colonized 325 I 333 ...