The tragic state of the Congo [[electronic resource] ] : from decolonization to dictatorship / / Jeanne M. Haskin
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| Autore: |
Haskin Jeanne M. <1964->
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| Titolo: |
The tragic state of the Congo [[electronic resource] ] : from decolonization to dictatorship / / Jeanne M. Haskin
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Algora Pub., c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 967.5103 |
| Soggetto topico: | Decolonization - Congo (Democratic Republic) |
| Soggetto geografico: | Congo (Democratic Republic) History 1960-1997 |
| Congo (Democratic Republic) History 1997- | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | The end of Belgian rule -- The first intervention -- Mobutu returns to power -- Terror and dissent -- The final end of Mobutu -- Corruption and rebellion -- The transitional government. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The Congo is rich in minerals and agricultural potential. What keeps it from emerging as a viable, even prosperous, state? During four centuries of the slave trade, the Portuguese alone claimed over 13.25 million lives. Then, King Leopold II of Belgium to |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The tragic state of the Congo |
| ISBN: | 1-281-39556-0 |
| 9786611395568 | |
| 0-87586-418-X | |
| 0-87586-417-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910777546703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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