Congo : the epic history of a people / David van Reybrouck ; translated from the Dutch by Sam Garrett.
Van Reybrouck, David, author.; Garrett, Sam, translator.
2014
DT652 .R4913 2014 (Mapit)
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Title Congo : the epic history of a people / David van Reybrouck ; translated from the Dutch by Sam Garrett.
Author Van Reybrouck, David, author.
Uniform Title Congo. English.
Edition First edition.
ISBN 9780062200112 hardcover
0062200119 hardcover
Published New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2014]
Copyright ©2014
Language English
Description x, 639 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Call Number DT652 .R4913 2014
Dewey Decimal Classification 967.51
Summary Van Reybrouck reviews some of the most dramatic episodes in Congolese history -- from the slave trade to the ivory and rubber booms; from the arrival of Henry Morton Stanley to the tragic regime of King Leopold II; from global indignation to Belgian colonialism; from the struggle for independence to Mobutu's brutal rule; and from the world famous Rumble in the Jungle to the civil war over natural resources that began in 1996 and still rages today.
Note Translation of: Congo : een geschiedenis.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 597-618) and index.
Added Author Garrett, Sam, translator.
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New spirits : Central Africa draws the attention of East and West, 1870-1885
"Diabolical filth" : Congo under Leopold II, 1885-1908
The Belgians set us free : the early years of the colonial regime, 1908-1921
In the stranglehold of fear : growing unrest and mutual suspicion in peacetime, 1921-1940
The red hour of the kickoff : the war and the deceptive calm that followed, 1940-1955
Soon to be ours : a belated decolonization, a sudden independence, 1955-1960
A Thursday in June
The struggle for the throne : the turbulent years of the First Republic, 1960-1965
The electric years : Mobutu gets down to business, 1965-1975
Toujours servir : a marshal's madness, 1975-1990
The death throes : democratic opposition and military confrontation, 1990-1997
Compassion, what is that? : the great war of Africa, 1997-2002
La bière et la prière (Suds and sanctity) : new players in a wasted land, 2002-2006
The recess : hope and despair in a newborn democracy, 2006-2010
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