Congo
Subtitle: the epic history of a people
By: David van Reybrouck ; translated from the Dutch by Sam Garrett
Contributors: Garrett, Sam, translator
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 639
ISBN-13: 9780062200112
Subjects: History
Work titles: Congo
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 561-618) and index.

Translation of: Congo : een geschiedenis.
Table of contents: title: New spirits : Central Africa draws the attention of East and West, 1870-1885 --; title: "Diabolical filth" : Congo under Leopold II, 1885-1908 --; title: The Belgians set us free : the early years of the colonial regime, 1908-1921 --; title: In the stranglehold of fear : growing unrest and mutual suspicion in peacetime, 1921-1940 --; title: The red hour of the kickoff : the war and the deceptive calm that followed, 1940-1955 --; title: Soon to be ours : a belated decolonization, a sudden independence, 1955-1960 --; title: A Thursday in June --; title: The struggle for the throne : the turbulent years of the First Republic, 1960-1965 --; title: The electric years : Mobutu gets down to business, 1965-1975 --; title: Toujours servir : a marshal's madness, 1975-1990 --; title: The death throes : democratic opposition and military confrontation, 1990-1997 --; title: Compassion, what is that? : the great war of Africa, 1997-2002 --; title: La bière et la prière (Suds and sanctity) : new players in a wasted land, 2002-2006 --; title: The recess : hope and despair in a newborn democracy, 2006-2010 --; title: WWW.com.