The Congo Free State : What Could Archives Tell Us ? New light and research perspective

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République démocratique du Congo

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EIC, archives

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histoire

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Titre The Congo Free State : What Could Archives Tell Us ? New light and research perspective
Type de publication Livre
Langue principale de la publication anglais
Année de publication 2022
Editeur scientifique Patricia VAN SCHUYLENBERGH
Mathilde LEDUC-GRIMALDI
Nom de la collection Outre-mers
Numéro dans la collection 9
Nombre de pages 412
Éditeur Peter Lang
Ville Bruxelles
Bern = Berne
Genre recueil d'études
Pays d'édition Belgique
Suisse
ISBN (Forme EAN-13) 9782807607361
Résumé/Présentation "This multi-authored volume explores the significant importance and key information extracted from recently opened, or rediscovered, archival holdings as part of a new, in-depth, document-based field of study. In doing so, and in an age when information, facts and data matter more than ever, this volume will be an asset to readers who need an accurate and lesser-known approach to the Congo Free State, as well as to those who want to understand the wealth of information that remains to be discovered in some of Belgium’s archival centres. / Through the remains of court cases, company archives and private archives, renowned historians and archivists from universities and scientific institutions in Belgium, the Democratic Republic of Congo, France, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States of America have revisited in this book lesser-known or long-lost archives that are crucial for a deeper understanding of the 30 years of the Congo Free State that marked Belgium’s entry into the colonial era. / In a micro-historical approach, they brilliantly demonstrate what the archives can still offer us to perfect our knowledge and refine our opinion in the long term. In particular, they highlight the fact that this history is part of a global and local history of Central Africa. " (site de l'éditeur, 05.2022)
Référence complète Van Schuylenbergh, Patricia ; Leduc-Grimaldi, Mathilde (eds.). The Congo Free State : What Could Archives Tell Us ? New light and research perspective. Bruxelles ; etc. : Peter Lang, coll. Outre-Mers, Vol. 9, 412 p., ill.