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.
- ISBN10 0062200119
- ISBN13 9780062200112
- Publish Date 25 March 2014
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Imprint Ecco Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 656
- Language English