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The Western misperceptions of the postcolonial African states and their violent political turmoils following independence are among the more remarkable chapters in the long, yet-to-be-written history of well-meaning and wishful projections on the part of intellectuals fueled by guilt, ignorance and wishful thinking.
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See Albert Londres, Terre d’Alene (Paris, 1929) for the cruelty of French colonialism in Africa;See
Andre Gide, Voyage au Congo (Paris, 1927) likewise.
See Caroline Elkins, Imperial Reckoning (New York: Henry Holt, 2005) for an unnuanced interpretation of the uprising.
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Daniels, A. (2008). Western Perceptions of Postcolonial Violence in Africa. In: Hollander, P. (eds) Political Violence. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230616240_11
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