TY  - BOOK
AU  - Van Reybrouck,David
AU  - Garrett,Sam
TI  - Congo: the epic history of a people 
SN  - 9780062200129
AV  - DT658 .R49 2015
U1  - 967.51 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - New York, NY : 
PB  - Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 
KW  - History
KW  - Africa
KW  - Central
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Political science
KW  - Genocide & War Crimes
KW  - Imperialism
KW  - Congo (Democratic Republic)
KW  - fast
KW  - Congo (Democratic Republic.)
N1  - Translation of: Congo : een geschiedenis; Includes bibliographical references (pages 597-618) and index; 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 bi�ere et la pri�ere (Suds and sanctity): New players in a wasted land, 2002-2006 --; The recess: Hope and despair in a newborn democracy, 2006-2010
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
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