Republic Of The Congo Formerly The Belgian Congo

Author : Didier Gondola
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313011281
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History of Congo written by Didier Gondola and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2002-12-30 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book begins with a survey of Congo's early history, when diverse peoples such as the Luba, the Kuba, and the Nilotic inhabited the area, and continues by tracing the country's history through the Belgian period of colonization and the dictatorships of Mobutu and Kabila. Biographical portraits present important figures in Congo's storied history. An annotated bibliography and chronology help make this the most current and accessible introduction to this fascinating, complex, and long-suffering nation. The Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly Zaire, is located at the center of Africa. The country encompasses the entire Congo River Basin, the potential source of 13% of the world's hydroelectric power. The Congo River Basin also contains one-third of Africa's rainforests, countless species of trees, and more then 10,000 species of flowering plants. Congo contains extremely valuable deposits of diamonds and coltan, a metal used in high-tech machinery. Because of this abundance of natural resources, Congo has unfortunately been the site of colonial domination, repressive dictatorships, and internecine violence between rebel groups and neighboring countries.

Author : Adam Hochschild
Publisher : Picador
ISBN 13 : 1760785202
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book King Leopold's Ghost written by Adam Hochschild and published by Picador. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an introduction by award-winning novelist Barbara Kingsolver In the late nineteenth century, when the great powers in Europe were tearing Africa apart and seizing ownership of land for themselves, King Leopold of Belgium took hold of the vast and mostly unexplored territory surrounding the Congo River. In his devastatingly barbarous colonization of this area, Leopold stole its rubber and ivory, pummelled its people and set up a ruthless regime that would reduce the population by half. . While he did all this, he carefully constructed an image of himself as a deeply feeling humanitarian. Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize in 1999, King Leopold’s Ghost is the true and haunting account of this man’s brutal regime and its lasting effect on a ruined nation. It is also the inspiring and deeply moving account of a handful of missionaries and other idealists who travelled to Africa and unwittingly found themselves in the middle of a gruesome holocaust. Instead of turning away, these brave few chose to stand up against Leopold. Adam Hochschild brings life to this largely untold story and, crucially, casts blame on those responsible for this atrocity.

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Total Pages : 115 pages
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Download or read book Republic of the Congo written by and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Division of International Health
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
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Download or read book Republic of the Congo (formerly the Belgian Congo) written by United States. Division of International Health and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Division of International Health
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 115 pages
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Download or read book Republic of the Congo, Formerly the Belgian Congo. A Study of Health Problems and Resources. (Compiled by Jane H. Priest [and Others].) [With a Map.]. written by United States. Division of International Health and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : B. Turner
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230271308
Total Pages : 2083 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Statesman's Yearbook 2002 written by B. Turner and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-12-29 with total page 2083 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the last 138 years, The Statesman's Yearbook has been relied upon to provide accurate and comprehensive information on the current political, economic and social status of every country in the world. The appointment of the new editor - only the seventh in 138 years - brought enhancements to the 1998-99 edition and these have been continued since then. Internet usage figures are included. Specially commissioned essays from major political and academic figures supplement country entries in areas of major upheaval and change. A fold out colour section provides a political world map and flags for the 191 countries of the world. The task of monitoring the pattern or flow of world change is never-ending. However, the annual publication of The Statesman's Yearbook gives all the information needed in one easily digestible single volume. It will save hours of research and cross-referencing between different sources. A prestigious and popular book, The Statesman's Yearbook is updated every 12 months. In a world of continual change The Statesman's Yearbook is a necessary annual purchase.

Author : Guy Vanthemsche
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521194210
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Belgium and the Congo, 1885-1980 written by Guy Vanthemsche and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-30 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains how and why Belgium, a small but influential European country, was changed through its colonial activities in the Congo, from the first expeditions in 1880 to the Mobutu regime in the 1980s. Belgian politics, diplomacy, economic activity and culture were influenced by the imperial experience. Belgium and the Congo, 1885-1980 yields a better understanding of the Congo's past and present.

Author : Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja
Publisher : Zed Books
ISBN 13 : 9781842770535
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Congo from Leopold to Kabila written by Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja and published by Zed Books. This book was released on 2002-02 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As this book shows, the People of the Congo have suffered throughout the past century from a particularly brutal experience of colonial rule, and a series of post-independence political conflicts. But as this insightful political history of the Congolese democratic movement of the 20th century decisively makes clear, its people have not taken these multiple oppressions lying down. Instead, they have struggled both to establish democratic institutions at home and to free themselves from exploitations abroad.

Author : United States. Division of International Health
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Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Republic of the Congo (formerly the Belgian Congo) written by United States. Division of International Health and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Division of International Health
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Republic of the Congo (formerly The Belgian Congo) written by United States. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Division of International Health and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: