A community of unequals (1952–1956)

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Introduction 1
4. Belgian colonial rule and lagging elite formation 41
5. Elite periodicals between propaganda and empowerment 84
6. Debating the évolué status (1944–1948) 118
7. “Perfected Blacks” and malcontents (1945–1952) 156
8. Associations and sociability between is and ought (1944–1953) 193
9. The lives of others: selecting the Congolese elite (1948–1956) 242
10. A community of unequals (1952–1956) 292
11. Centrifugal forces of decolonization (1957–1960) 319
12. Conclusion 352
13. Acknowledgments 369
14. List of Abbreviations 373
15. Picture Credits 375
16. Sources 376
17. Bibliography 382
18. Index 416