ISBN: 9780062200136

Hailed as "a monumental history . . . more exciting than any novel" (NRC Handelsblad),David van Reybrouck’s rich and gripping epic, in the tradition of Robert Hughes'
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Hailed as "a monumental history . . . more exciting than any novel" (NRC Handelsblad),David van Reybrouck’s rich and gripping epic, in the tradition of Robert Hughes' The Fatal Shore, tells the extraordinary story of one of the world's most devastated countries: the Democratic Republic of Congo. Epic in scope yet eminently readable, penetrating and deeply moving, David van Reybrouck's Congo: The Epic History of a People traces the fate of one of the world's most critical, failed nation-states, second only to war-torn Somalia: the Democratic Republic of Congo.Van Reybrouck takes us through several hundred years of history, bringing some of the most dramatic episodes in Congolese history. Here are the people and events that have impinged the Congo's development—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.Van Reybrouck interweaves his own family's history with the voices of a diverse range of individuals—charismatic dictators, feuding warlords, child-soldiers, the elderly, female merchant smugglers, and many in the African diaspora of Europe and China—to offer a deeply humane approach to political history, focusing squarely on the Congolese perspective and returning a nation's history to its people. Digital Content>E-books>World History>Africa History>Africa History, HarperCollins Publishers Digital >16<

2014, ISBN: 9780062200136

The Epic History of a People, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), Hailed as a monumental history . . . more exciting than any novel (NRC Handelsblad),David van Reybroucks rich and gripping epi… Mehr…

The Epic History of a People, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), Hailed as a monumental history . . . more exciting than any novel (NRC Handelsblad),David van Reybroucks rich and gripping epic, in the tradition of Robert HughesThe Fatal Shore, tells the extraordinary story of one of the worlds most devastated countries: the Democratic Republic of Congo.Epic in scope yet eminently readable, penetrating and deeply moving, David van Reybroucks Congo: The Epic History of a People traces the fate of one of the worlds most critical, failed nation-states, second only to war-torn Somalia: the Democratic Republic of Congo.Van Reybrouck takes us through several hundred years of history, bringing some of the most dramatic episodes in Congolese history. Here are the people and events that have impinged the Congos developmentfrom 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 Mobutus 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.Van Reybrouck interweaves his own familys history with the voices of a diverse range of individualscharismatic dictators, feuding warlords, child-soldiers, the elderly, female merchant smugglers, and many in the African diaspora of Europe and Chinato offer a deeply humane approach to political history, focusing squarely on the Congolese perspective and returning a nations history to its people. [PU: Harpercollins], Seiten: 656, Harpercollins, 2014<

ISBN: 9780062200136

*Congo* - The Epic History of a People / epub eBook für 10.99 € / Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Fachthemen & Wissenschaft, Politikwissenschaft Medien > Bücher nein eBook als epub eBooks > Fach… Mehr…

*Congo* - The Epic History of a People / epub eBook für 10.99 € / Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Fachthemen & Wissenschaft, Politikwissenschaft Medien > Bücher nein eBook als epub eBooks > Fachthemen & Wissenschaft > Politikwissenschaft, HarperCollins<

ISBN: 9780062200136

Congo ab 10.99 € als epub eBook: The Epic History of a People. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Fachthemen & Wissenschaft, Politikwissenschaft, Medien > Bücher nein eBook als epub eBooks > Fachth… Mehr…

Congo ab 10.99 € als epub eBook: The Epic History of a People. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Fachthemen & Wissenschaft, Politikwissenschaft, Medien > Bücher nein eBook als epub eBooks > Fachthemen & Wissenschaft > Politikwissenschaft, HarperCollins<

ISBN: 9780062200136

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