The Congo : plunder and resistance /

This book traces the story of the Congo from the unleashing of King Leopard's fury across the region in the 19th century, to the Western sponsored murder of Patrice Lumumba in 1961 to the war that has ravaged the country since 1997. It is an immensely readable and radical introduction to the Co...

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Hauptverfasser:
Renton, Dave, Seddon, David, Zeilig, Leo
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
London, England : Zed Books, ©2007.
Ausgabe:
ebook edition.
Zusammenfassung:
This book traces the story of the Congo from the unleashing of King Leopard's fury across the region in the 19th century, to the Western sponsored murder of Patrice Lumumba in 1961 to the war that has ravaged the country since 1997. It is an immensely readable and radical introduction to the Congo that pays attention to the importance of economic production for social organization throughout the country's recent history. It also argues that the nature of global capitalism, far from always leading to modernization, can in fact mean the expansion of private capital accompanied by social collapse. As for the future, the hope is that another politics will emerge from the resistance of ordinary Congolese to imperialist slaughter and the post-independence Mobutu dictatorship. -- Publisher's Description.
Umfang:
1 online resource (253 p.)
Also published in print.
Anmerkungen:
Includes index.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-231) and index.
ISBN:
9786611258931
9781350222991
1350222992
9781848136311
1848136315
9781281258939
1281258938
9781848130906
1848130902
Schlagworte:
Pillage > Congo (Democratic Republic) > History.
Imperialism > History.
Capitalism > Political aspects > History.
Mines and mineral resources > Political aspects > Congo (Democratic Republic) > History.
Government, Resistance to > Congo (Democratic Republic) > History.
African history
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