The Congo from Leopold to Kabila : a people's history /

The people of the Congo have suffered from a particularly brutal colonial rule, American interference after independence, decades of robbery at the hands of the dictator Mobutu and periodic warfare which continues even now in the East of the country. But, as this insightful political history makes c...

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Main Author: Nzongola-Ntalaja, Georges, 1944- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, England : Zed Books, 2002.
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Summary:The people of the Congo have suffered from a particularly brutal colonial rule, American interference after independence, decades of robbery at the hands of the dictator Mobutu and periodic warfare which continues even now in the East of the country. But, as this insightful political history makes clear, the Congolese people have not taken these multiple oppressions lying down and have fought over many years to establish democratic institutions at home and free themselves from foreign exploitation; indeed these are two aspects of a single project.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 304 pages) : map
Also published in printing.
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-293) and index.
ISBN:9781350223004
DOI:10.5040/9781350223004
Access:Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers.