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Anthropisation des paysages katangais
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ISBN: 9782870161470 2870161476 Year: 2018 Publisher: Gembloux: Presses agronomiques de Gembloux,

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The concept of anthropization refers to those dynamics observed within landscapes and ecosystems whose cause can be related to human activities that, consequently, could be considered as disturbances of natural balances. Agricultural development, the expansion of mining operations and the growth of urban centers are typical examples. This presence of man as a disrupter of natural systems and the environmental consequences of his actions form the leitmotif of this book. The book is addressed to those interested in the unique ecosystems of the former Katanga province, particularly those around its capital, Lubumbashi, which have been characterized by strong anthropic pressure for several decades. Although the disciplines covered in this book are mainly plant biology, agronomy, and earth sciences, it provides a beautiful mapping of the realities of Katangan landscapes, which is also relevant for an environmental contextualization of studies conducted by researchers in the humanities or in the health field. This book is the result of a long-standing collaboration between Belgian universities and the University of Lubumbashi. This North-South cooperation, which is beneficial to both parties, is not only a means of development in terms of research for the scientists involved, but also expresses their commitment to society. / Le concept d'anthropisation fait référence à ces dynamiques observées au sein des paysages et écosystèmes dont la cause peut être mise en relation avec des activités humaines qui, par conséquent, pourraient être considérées comme des perturbations des équilibres naturels. Le développement agricole, l'expansion des exploitations minières et la croissance des centres urbains en sont des exemples typiques. Cette présence de l'homme comme perturbateur des systèmes naturels et les conséquences environnementales de ses actes forment le leitmotiv de cet ouvrage. Le livre s'adresse à ceux qui s'intéressent aux écosystèmes uniques de l'ancienne province du Katanga, en particulier ceux situés autour de sa capitale, Lubumbashi, caractérisés par une forte pression anthropique depuis plusieurs décennies. Malgré le fait que les disciplines porteuses de cet ouvrage se situent principalement dans les domaines de la biologie végétale, l'agronomie et les sciences de la terre, il offre une belle cartographie des réalités des paysages katangais, également pertinente pour une contextualisation environnementale d'études menées par des chercheurs en sciences humaines ou dans le domaine de la santé. Cet ouvrage est le fruit d'une collaboration de longue date entre des universités belges et l'Université de Lubumbashi. Cette coopération Nord-Sud, bénéfique pour les deux parties, n'est pas seulement un moyen d'épanouissement sur le plan de la recherche des scientifiques concernés, mais exprime également leur engagement sociétal.


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The colonial occupation of Katanga : the personal correspondence of Clément Brasseur, 1893-1897
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ISBN: 9780197266496 0197266495 Year: 2018 Publisher: Oxford Oxford University Press

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The Colonial Occupation of Katanga consists of a translated and richly annotated edition of the personal correspondence of Lieutenant (later Captain) Clement Brasseur, the military officer in charge of Lofoi, the first post of the Congo Free State in Katanga. The letters date from September 1893, the month of his arrival in the region, and continue up to 9 November 1897, the day before his career of conquest and subjugation came to a violent end outside the trader Kiwala's fortified camp on the Luapula River. All of the seventeen long letters included in the volume are addressed to Brasseur's elder brother, Desire, a fellow military officer; most of them take the form of regularly updated journals and travelogues.0Brasseur's dense personal correspondence describes in exceptional detail both his day-to-day activities and administrative determinations and the numerous military operations that he and/or his local allies undertook with a view to impressing upon Katangese communities the need to comply with instructions relating to taxation in kind and labour. The striking candidness and directness of the records presented in this edition challenge top-down understandings of the violent workings of the Congo0Free State, cast unprecedented light on early colonial state-building in Katanga and show that the latter process was deeply informed by African strategies and interests. These themes are systematically pursued in the volume's extensive introduction, which advances the idea that the Congo Free State is best understood as a continuation of the nineteenth-century warlord order in Central Africa, rather than the embodiment of a 'modern' colonial project.


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L'exécution de Lumumba : témoignage(s)
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ISBN: 9782390250685 2390250688 Year: 2018 Publisher: Bruxelles : Éditions Racine,

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