Authentically African  arts and the transnational politics of Congolese culture 
Sarah Van Beurden. 
 - XIX, 372 pages 
 - New African histories .
 - New African histories series. .
<br/><br/>Introduction. Congolese history and the politics of culture -- The value of culture : Congolese art and Belgian colonialism -- Guardians of heritage : a politique esthétique and the museum as a "laboratory of native policy" -- The art of (re)possession : heritage and the cultural politics of Congo's decolonization -- Mobutu's museum : authenticity and guardianship -- Civilizing citizens? : Museums as brokers of postcolonial Zairian modernity -- Belgian patrimony, Zairian treasure, and American heritage : the transnational politics of Congolese art -- Conclusion. Colonial and postcolonial legacies. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780821421901 (hc : alk. paper) 0821421905 (hc : alk. paper) 9780821421918 (pb : alk. paper) 0821421913 (pb : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Institut des musées nationaux du Zaïre--History.<br/>Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale--History.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Art, Congolese (Democratic Republic)--History<br/>Art, Congolese (Democratic Republic)--Political aspects<br/>Art, Congolese (Democratic Republic)--Appreciation--Belgium<br/>#SBIB:39A5--Kunst, habitat, materiële cultuur en ontspanning--Art, Habitat, Material Culture & recreation<br/>#SBIB:39A73--Etnografie: Afrika--Ethnography: Africa