num_pages: 257
description: This work recounts the turbulent political career of Jean-Bedel Bokassa the flamboyant president-for-life and later emperor of the Central African Republic/Empire. Brian Titley examines the myths and legends surrounding the man probes their origins and veracity and attempts to provide a more balanced perspective on this controversial and misunderstood figure.
language: English
title: Dark Age: Political Odyssey of Bokassa
publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press