Congo : the epic history of a people /
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...
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New York, NY :
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,
[2014]
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 597-618) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t New spirits : Central Africa draws the attention of East and West, 1870-1885 -- |t "Diabolical filth" : Congo under Leopold II, 1885-1908 -- |g The |t Belgians set us free : the early years of the colonial regime, 1908-1921 -- |t In the stranglehold of fear : growing unrest and mutual suspicion in peacetime, 1921-1940 -- |g The |t red hour of the kickoff : the war and the deceptive calm that followed, 1940-1955 -- |t Soon to be ours : a belated decolonization, a sudden independence, 1955-1960 -- |g A |t Thursday in June -- |g The |t struggle for the throne : the turbulent years of the First Republic, 1960-1965 -- |g The |t electric years : Mobutu gets down to business, 1965-1975 -- |t Toujours servir : a marshal's madness, 1975-1990 -- |g The |t death throes : democratic opposition and military confrontation, 1990-1997 -- |t Compassion, what is that? : the great war of Africa, 1997-2002 -- |g La |t bière et la prière (Suds and sanctity) : new players in a wasted land, 2002-2006 -- |g The |t recess : hope and despair in a newborn democracy, 2006-2010 -- |t WWW. com. |
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