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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Table of Contents:
- 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
- WWW. com.
