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Author : Tshibumba Kanda Matulu
Release : 2004
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Book Synopsis The Dramatic History of the Congo by : Tshibumba Kanda Matulu
Download or read book The Dramatic History of the Congo written by Tshibumba Kanda Matulu. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter Forbath
Release : 1991
Genre : Congo River Valley
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Book Synopsis The River Congo by : Peter Forbath
Download or read book The River Congo written by Peter Forbath. This book was released on 1991. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A chronicle of the primitive splendor, historical atrocities, explorations, and modern-day struggles associated with the African river
Author : David van Reybrouck
Release : 2014
Genre : Congo (Democratic Republic)
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Book Synopsis Congo by : David van Reybrouck
Download or read book Congo written by David van Reybrouck. This book was released on 2014. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Van Reybrouck reviews some of the most dramatic episodes in Congolese history -- 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.
Author : Adam Hochschild
Release : 2019-05-14
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis King Leopold's Ghost by : Adam Hochschild
Download or read book King Leopold's Ghost written by Adam Hochschild. This book was released on 2019-05-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an introduction by award-winning novelist Barbara Kingsolver In the late nineteenth century, when the great powers in Europe were tearing Africa apart and seizing ownership of land for themselves, King Leopold of Belgium took hold of the vast and mostly unexplored territory surrounding the Congo River. In his devastatingly barbarous colonization of this area, Leopold stole its rubber and ivory, pummelled its people and set up a ruthless regime that would reduce the population by half. . While he did all this, he carefully constructed an image of himself as a deeply feeling humanitarian. Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize in 1999, King Leopold’s Ghost is the true and haunting account of this man’s brutal regime and its lasting effect on a ruined nation. It is also the inspiring and deeply moving account of a handful of missionaries and other idealists who travelled to Africa and unwittingly found themselves in the middle of a gruesome holocaust. Instead of turning away, these brave few chose to stand up against Leopold. Adam Hochschild brings life to this largely untold story and, crucially, casts blame on those responsible for this atrocity.
Author : Tshibumba Kanda Matulu
Release : 2004
Genre : Art
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Book Synopsis The Dramatic History of the Congo as Painted by Tshibumba Kandu Matulu by : Tshibumba Kanda Matulu
Download or read book The Dramatic History of the Congo as Painted by Tshibumba Kandu Matulu written by Tshibumba Kanda Matulu. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tshibumba Kanda Matulu (1947-1982?) portrays the turbulent history of his country, the Congo, in this impressive series of 102 paintings. Important characters and events feature in this passing parade, such as the political leaders Lumumba and Mobutu, and the Belgian monarchs Leopold II and Baudouin. Tshibumba's paintings, produced between 1973 and 1974, portray historic events and figures, but always contain lessons for the present. Tshibumba also wrote explanatory texts on his paintings. The series of paintings was acquired in 2000 by the KIT Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam, from Johannes Fabian, an anthropologist, who befriended the artist in the Congo from 1971 to 1974. The series presents a lively and accessible view of colonial and postcolonial African history by someone on the inside and from the working class. It translates the African tradition of storytelling into a contemporary style. Furthermore, it tells a story of African-European cultural exchange, as the series was made by an African who knew that he would have a European audience. The insider explains what happened in his country to an outsider. As Tshibumba's perspective is an integral part of this story, the book reflects on questions of presentation and self-presentation. Johannes Fabian made extensive notes of his conversations with Tshibumba, on which he draws in his Preface to this book.
