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1.King Leopold s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial AfricaKing Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
from Mariner Books
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I would like to present a review of Adam Hochschild's "King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa" which depicts the ruthlessness and greed of King Leopold in his exploitation of the Congolese. Furthermore, it illustrates the horrors of the rubber trade which... more info

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2.The Ponds of KalambayiThe Ponds of Kalambayi
from The Lyons Press

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This is an amazing book about Africa. For one who has never been there it shows the other half, the half that you don't hear in the news, the part that we all know exists but never hear of it. Love, life, death, courage, tradition. It is a two year long journey dealing with adaptation to a different... more info

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3.The Graves Are Not Yet Full: Race, Tribe, and Power in the Heart of AfricaThe Graves Are Not Yet Full: Race, Tribe, and Power in the Heart of Africa
from Basic Books
Price: $11.90

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To the casual observer Africa looks to be the "heart of darkness' or the "dark continent" found in Joseph Conrad. From the bits of news and information gleaned from the Western press, it would appear that the entire continent is a cauldron of ethnic diversity simmering under the heat of individual... more info

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4.Surviving the Slaughter: The Ordeal of a Rwandan Refugee in Zaire (Women in Africa and the Diaspora)Surviving the Slaughter: The Ordeal of a Rwandan Refugee in Zaire (Women in Africa and the Diaspora)
from University of Wisconsin Press
Price: $13.57

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I love this book but I am sickened by its content. I'm willing to bet that few people reading "Surviving the Slaughter" have ever had a bad year that adds up to just one day of Marie Beatrice Umutesi's many bad days depicted in this memoir. This is the story of the incredible hardship and endless... more info

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5.The Congo: From Leopold to Kabila: A People s HistoryThe Congo: From Leopold to Kabila: A People's History
from Zed Books
Price: $32.40

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This book is great because it offers the best information you can find on the internal resistance against colonial rule, on the mobutu dictatorship and on the Conférence Nationale Souveraine (beginning of the 90s). The very extensive descriptions of the changing classes in the Congolese... more info

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6.Rumba Rules: The Politics of Dance Music in MobutuAEs ZaireRumba Rules: The Politics of Dance Music in MobutuÆs Zaire
from Duke University Press
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7.Chief of Station, Congo: Fighting the Cold War in a Hot ZoneChief of Station, Congo: Fighting the Cold War in a Hot Zone
from PublicAffairs
Price: $17.16

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It's worth a read, however, I still felt like he left a lot of the inner workings of a CIA station unremarked. His personal dangers and bravery in the face of them are honorable and America should be grateful we had him to care for things in the Congo during that crucial time. However, I still feel... more info

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8.The Congo Wars: Conflict, Myth and RealityThe Congo Wars: Conflict, Myth and Reality
from Zed Books
Price: $28.80

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The Congo Wars: Conflict, Myth and Reality is written by veteran Congo scholar Thomas Turner. It is not a narrative of the wars. Rather, the book tries to do many things: the early chapters are wonderful at introducing and contextualizing the conflict, later it describes the belief of Ugandans that... more info

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9.Congo-Paris: Transnational Traders on the Margins of the Law (African Issues Published in Association With International African Institute)Congo-Paris: Transnational Traders on the Margins of the Law (African Issues Published in Association With International African Institute)
from Indiana University Press
Price: $19.95

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Congo-Paris: Transnational Traders on the Margins of the Law is about globalization as practiced by Congolese traders who operate a thriving second economy linking Central Africa and Europe. She investigates the transnational trade between Central Africa and Europe by focusing on the lives of... more info

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10.Assassination of LumumbaAssassination of Lumumba
from Verso
Price: $20.65

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Patrice Lumumba is the subject of so much distortion and so much mythology that the simple truth is never said. He was a bad leader who destroyed Congo and them himself. This book is the long tradition of lying about africa in the west. Local politics and reality are ignored in favor of the evil... more info

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