1st Edition
British Humanitarianism and the Congo Reform Movement, 1896-1913
By Dean Pavlakis
Copyright 2015
320 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Congo Free State was under the personal rule of King Leopold II of the Belgians from 1885 to 1908. The accolades that attended its founding were soon contested by accusations of brutality, oppression, and murderous misrule, but the controversy, by itself, proved insufficient to prompt changes. Starting in 1896, concerned men and women used public opinion to influence government policy in... Read more
Preface; Context and questions ; Origins; Organizing Congo reform; Adherents; Alliances; The Internationalist Congo Reform Movement; Contested representation; Politicians and bureaucrats: the art of the possible; Effectiveness; Conclusion; Appendices; Select bibliography; Index.
Biography
Dean Pavlakis is Assistant Professor of Modern European and African History at Carroll College in Helena, Montana. He has published on the Congo reform movement and a philanthropy-related sexual abuse scandal. His current research interests include overseas humanitarianism, particularly in a colonial setting.
