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Title: The Troubled Heart of Africa: A History of the Congo by Robert Edgerton ISBN: 0-312-30486-2 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)
Rating: 4
Summary: A summary history of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Comment: Another fine book from Edgerton. For an anthropologist, Edgerton does a good job writing history. There have been several fine books about the Congo Free State and even Mobutu's Zaire, but none have wrapped up the history of this huge country as Edgerton has in this recent book. Basically, the author starts out with the description of the country, followed by a chapters on discovering the Congo, the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, the independence and civil war period, and Mobutu's Zaire.
The history goes through 2001.
I would have loved to see some views on what will happen to the Congo. Edgerton states that this country is rich in natural resources, but I wonder if it can really remain one single country due to the many tribes who live in the DRC. Ethnic hatreds flamed by neighboring aggressive countries will test the strength of this country remaining as one. If not, perhaps the DRC and it's people will continue to hang on after more bad governments. For those interested in Africa, this is a worthwhile book.
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Title: King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild ISBN: 0618001905 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The African Stakes of the Congo War by John F. Clark ISBN: 0312295502 Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Pub. Date: 14 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $59.95 |
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Title: The Graves Are Not Yet Full: Race, Tribe, and Power in the Heart of Africa by Bill Berkeley ISBN: 0465006426 Publisher: Basic Books Pub. Date: 05 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Facing the Congo : A Modern-Day Journey into the Heart of Darkness by Jeffrey Tayler ISBN: 0609808265 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 09 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo by Michela Wrong ISBN: 0060934433 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 28 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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