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The African Stakes of the Congo War
The African Stakes of the Congo War
by John F Clark
Publisher Comments
This is the only available book on the Congo war, the most important current conflict in Africa. Two chapters situate the war in its historical and theoretical context, while others survey the interests of the Congolese government, of the rebel groups... (read more)

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The Congo Wars: Conflict, Myth and Reality
The Congo Wars: Conflict, Myth and Reality
by Thomas Turner
Publisher Comments
This book, by a lifelong authority on the Congo, makes sense of the world's least reported and least understood major war. Since 1996 successive waves of armed conflict in the Congo have left behind at least 3 million casualties, overwhelmingly civilian.... (read more)

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The Last Expedition: Stanley's Mad Journey Through the Congo
The Last Expedition: Stanley's Mad Journey Through the Congo
by Charles Pearson
Synopsis
Henry Morton Stanley undertook the greatest African expedition of the 19th century to rescue Emin Pasha, last lieutenant of the martyred General Gordon and governor of the southern Sudan. Instead of ten months, the trip took three years and cost the... (read more)

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Lord Leverhulme's Ghosts: Colonial Exploitation in the Congo (08 Edition)
Lord Leverhulme's Ghosts: Colonial Exploitation in the Congo (08 Edition)
by Jules Marchal
Publisher Comments
In the early twentieth century, the worldwide rubber boom led British enterpreneur Lord Leverhulme to the Belgian Congo. Warmly welcomed by the murderous regime of King Leopold II, Leverhulme set up a private kingdom reliant on the horrific Belgian... (read more)

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Black Livingstone: A True Tale of Adventure in the Nineteenth-Century Congo
Black Livingstone: A True Tale of Adventure in the Nineteenth-Century Congo
by Pagan Kennedy
Publisher Comments
Black Livingstone is the first book to chronicle the remarkable life of William Henry Sheppard. As a twenty-four-year-old African American missionary in 1890, Sheppard departed for what was then the Belgian Congo, accompanied by Samuel Lapsley, a white... (read more)

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Brazza in Congo: A Legacy and a Life
Brazza in Congo: A Legacy and a Life
by Idanna Puccci
Publisher Comments
Brazza in Congo: A Legacy and A Lifepresents a first-ever consideration of the great African explorer by Africans themselves, focusing on the story of his visionary humanism. Pietro Paolo Savorgnan di Brazza rejected the racism of his age and embraced... (read more)

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In the Shadow of Freedom: A Heroic Journey to Liberation, Manhood, and America
In the Shadow of Freedom: A Heroic Journey to Liberation, Manhood, and America
by Tchicaya Missamou
Publisher Comments
FROM POVERTY TO WEALTH, FROM AFRICA TO AMERICA, AND FROM CHILD SOLDIER TO U.S. MARINE Born into the Congolese wilderness, Tchicaya Missamou became a child soldier at age 11. As a horrific civil war loomed across his country, Tchicaya began using his... (read more)

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The River Congo :the discovery, exploration, and exploitation of the world's most dramatic river
The River Congo :the discovery, exploration, and exploitation of the world's most dramatic river
by Peter Forbath
Book News Annotation
An account of the great river over 600 years since its "discovery" by "civilization", told as a seamless narrative of adventure. A reprint of the HarperCollins edition of 1977. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)... (read more)

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Postconflict Economics in Sub-saharan Africa
Postconflict Economics in Sub-saharan Africa
by Not Available (na)
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo is making significant strides on both the political and economic fronts to extricate itself from one of the bloodiest wars in African history. This remarkable turnaround offers other countries and the international... (read more)

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Giant Among Rivers
Giant Among Rivers
by Richard Snailham
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The River Congo :the discovery, exploration and exploitation of the world's most dramatic river
The River Congo :the discovery, exploration and exploitation of the world's most dramatic river
by Peter Forbath
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The River Congo :the discovery, exploration and exploitation of the world's most dramatic river
The River Congo :the discovery, exploration and exploitation of the world's most dramatic river
by Peter Forbath
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Custom and Government in the Lower Congo
Custom and Government in the Lower Congo
by Wyatt MacGaffey
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Congo Eden
Congo Eden
by Mary L. Jobe Akeley
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Drums along the Congo: On the Trail of Mokele-Mbembe, the Last Living Dinosaur
Drums along the Congo: On the Trail of Mokele-Mbembe, the Last Living Dinosaur
by Rory Nugent
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Dialectics of Oppression in Zaire
Dialectics of Oppression in Zaire
by Michael G Schatzberg
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Pawa: A Memoir from the Belgian Congo, 1945-1949
Pawa: A Memoir from the Belgian Congo, 1945-1949
by Frank Lambrecht
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The Bearded Lion Who Roars : "Simba Mandefu Mabe"
The Bearded Lion Who Roars : "Simba Mandefu Mabe"
by Dallemagne Cookson
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Fabulous Congo
Fabulous Congo
by Felice Bellotti
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