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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London, England :
Zed Books,
2002.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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. |
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| 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. |