Blood river
Subtitle: a journey to Africa's broken heart
By: Tim Butcher.
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 363
ISBN-13: 9780701179816
Subjects: Butcher, Tim, -- 1967- -- Travel -- Congo (Democratic Republic); Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Description and travel.; Congo River -- Description and travel.; Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History.
Description: Ever since Stanley first charted its mighty river in the 1870s, the Congo has epitomised the dark and turbulent history of a failed continent - from colonial cruelty under the Belgians to the kleptocratic chaos of Mobutu Seso Seko and the post-apocalyptic riot of robber-baron politicians. This title tells the story of the Congo.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-348) and index.