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How and why did the Congolese elite turn from loyal intermediaries into opponents of the colonial state? This book seeks to enrich our understanding of the political and cultural processes culminating in the tumultuous decolonization of the Belgian Congo. Focusing on the making of an African bourgeoisie, the book illuminates the so-called évolués’ social worlds, cultural self-representations, daily life and political struggles. https://youtu.be/c8ybPCi80dc

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Toedt's book is a groundbreaking dissertation: expertly researched, finely crafted and an absolute pleasure to read! From the laudation of the Geisteswissenschaften International Prize for an outstanding work in the humanities This important book not only offers a sophisticated portrait of Belgian colonialism and the Congo in the twentieth century; it also provides a masterclass in social and cultural history and how they can be brought together to make sense of status identities. Toedt makes a significant contribution to global historical sociology from an African historical perspective. - Richard Drayton (King's College London, London, UK) in Africa (2022), 92, 283-293 Toedt's work offers significant contributions to the historiography of colonialism in Congo. He deftly ties together changing policies in Africa and Belgium. This engagement with a broader literature on the formation of middle-class identities is a badly needed contribution to the scholarship on the Congo. The Lumumba Generation is a valuable addition to the history of colonialism in the Congo and the transition to independence. - Jeremy Rich (Marywood University, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA) in African Studies Review (2022), pp. 1-3

Toedt's book is a groundbreaking dissertation: expertly researched, finely crafted and an absolute pleasure to read! From the laudation of the Geisteswissenschaften International Prize for an outstanding work in the humanities

Toedt's book is a groundbreaking dissertation: expertly researched, finely crafted and an absolute pleasure to read! From the laudation of the Geisteswissenschaften International Prize for an outstanding work in the humanities *** This important book not only offers a sophisticated portrait of Belgian colonialism and the Congo in the twentieth century; it also provides a masterclass in social and cultural history and how they can be brought together to make sense of status identities. Toedt makes a significant contribution to global historical sociology from an African historical perspective. - Richard Drayton (King's College London, London, UK) in Africa (2022), 92, 283-293 *** Toedt's work offers significant contributions to the historiography of colonialism in Congo. He deftly ties together changing policies in Africa and Belgium. This engagement with a broader literature on the formation of middle-class identities is a badly needed contribution to the scholarship on the Congo. The Lumumba Generation is a valuable addition to the history of colonialism in the Congo and the transition to independence. - Jeremy Rich (Marywood University, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA) in African Studies Review (2022), 1-3 *** Toedt's book convincingly champions global historical analyses that are about the undeniable reach of debates rooted in a particular place, rather than about the physical mobility of actors. - Ismay Milford (Research Centre Global Dynamics, Leipzig Universitaty) in Connections. A Journal for Historians and Area Specialists (16.09.2022), www.connections.clio-online.net/publicationreview/id/reb-114541

Toedt's book is a groundbreaking dissertation: expertly researched, finely crafted and an absolute pleasure to read! From the laudation of the Geisteswissenschaften International Prize for an outstanding work in the humanities

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Daniel Tödt, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Deutschland.

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