TY  - BOOK
AU  - Van Reybrouck,David
AU  - Garrett,Sam
TI  - Congo: the epic history of a people 
SN  - 0062200119 (hardcover)
AV  - DT 652 .R4913 2014
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
KW  - Congo (Democratic Republic)
KW  - History
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 --; WWW. com
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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