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Congo: The Epic History of a People

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Epic historical sweep Polyphonic storytelling Dark colonial realism Systemic exploitation Interlocking global forces Moral outrage and complicity

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2010

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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.

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