Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Acknowledgements viii
5. A note on names and orthography ix
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. Prelude: expeditions and campaigns 13
8. 2. Questions and queries 42
9. 3. Settling in: colonization and language 70
10. 4. Labor and language in Katanga 92
11. 5. Talking tough and bad: pidginization in Katanga 112
12. 6. The end: illusions of colonial power 135
13. Notes 163
14. Bibliography 188
15. Index 201