ABSTRACT

This book is an enquiry into early European colonial expansion in Central Africa especially in upper Zaire (Congo) and Ubangi rivers. It explores the extent to which French and Belgian colonial enterprise were dependent on the African labor and their penetration into Zaire basin.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|24 pages

The Ideology of Work and Colonization

chapter 2|12 pages

Starting with West Africans

chapter 4|22 pages

Creating a "Tribe" of Workers: The Bangala

chapter 5|32 pages

Indenturing Slaves

chapter 6|24 pages

Workers in Porterage

chapter 7|23 pages

Workers on the Rivers

chapter 8|16 pages

Protestant Missions

chapter 9|20 pages

Belgian Missions

chapter 10|15 pages

French Missions

chapter 11|9 pages

Not Excluding Women

chapter 12|17 pages

Conclusions