Students of the World
Global 1968 and Decolonization in the Congo
1st Edition
Published on 11. July 2022
368 pages
978-1-4780-2298-5 (ISBN)
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Pedro Monaville traces a generation of Congolese student activists whose work following the Congo's independence became central to national politics and broader decolonization movements during the global 1960s.
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Pedro Monaville is Assistant Professor of History at New York University Abu Dhabi.
Content
Preface. Memory Work in the Age of Cinq Chantiers ix
Note on Toponyms xvii
Acknowledgments xix
Introduction. The School of the World 1
Interlude I. Postal Musings 20
1. Distance Learning and the Production of Politics 23
2. Friendly Correspondence with the Whole World 42
Interlude II. To Live Forever Among Books 63
3. Paths to School 65
4. Dancing the Rumba at Lovanium 84
Interlude III. To the Left 103
5. Cold War Transcripts 109
6. Revolution in the (Counter)revolution 129
7. A Student Front 144
Interlude IV. The Dictator and the Students 161
8. (Un)natural Alliances 166
9. A Postcolonial Massacre and Caporalisation in Mobutu's Congo 179
Epilogue. The Gaze of the Dead 201
Notes 213
Bibliography 287
Index 323
Note on Toponyms xvii
Acknowledgments xix
Introduction. The School of the World 1
Interlude I. Postal Musings 20
1. Distance Learning and the Production of Politics 23
2. Friendly Correspondence with the Whole World 42
Interlude II. To Live Forever Among Books 63
3. Paths to School 65
4. Dancing the Rumba at Lovanium 84
Interlude III. To the Left 103
5. Cold War Transcripts 109
6. Revolution in the (Counter)revolution 129
7. A Student Front 144
Interlude IV. The Dictator and the Students 161
8. (Un)natural Alliances 166
9. A Postcolonial Massacre and Caporalisation in Mobutu's Congo 179
Epilogue. The Gaze of the Dead 201
Notes 213
Bibliography 287
Index 323
