Congo : the epic history of a people
David Van Reybrouck (Author), Sam Garrett (Translator)
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
Print Book, English, 2015
First Ecco paperback edition
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, New York, NY, 2015