| Imagining the Congo: The International Relations of Identity 2003 Edition Contributor(s): Dunn, K. (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 1403961603 ISBN-13: 9781403961600 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $80.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2003 Annotation: Understanding the current civil war in Congo requires an examination of how the Congo's identity has been imagined over time. "Imagining the Congo" historicizes and contextualizes the constructions of the Congo's identity during four historical periods. Kevin Dunn explores "imaginings" of the Congo that have allowed the current state of affairs there to develop, and the broader conceptual question of how identity has become important in recent IR scholarship. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - General - Political Science | International Relations - General - History | Asia - General |
| Dewey: 967.51 |
| LCCN: 2003041311 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.70 lbs) 221 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Understanding the current civil war in the Congo requires an examination of how the Congo's identity has been imagined over time. Imagining the Congo historicizes and contextualizes the constructions of the Congo's identity in order to analyze the political implications of that identity, looking in detail at four historical periods in which the identity of the Congo was contested, with numerous forces attempting to produce and attach meanings to its territory and people. Dunn looks specifically at how what he calls 'imaginings' of the Congo have allowed the current state of affairs there to develop, but he also looks at the broader conceptual question of how the concept of identity has developed and become important in recent international relations scholarship. |