TY  - BOOK
N2  - 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.
AB  - 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.
T1  - Congo :the epic history of a people /
AU  - Van Reybrouck, David,
AU  - Garrett, Sam,
ET  - First edition.
CN  - DT652
CN  - DT652
LA  - eng
N1  - Translation of: Congo : een geschiedenis.
ID  - 718099
SN  - 9780062200112
SN  - 0062200119
TI  - Congo :the epic history of a people /
ER  -