FINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL PRIZE FOR HISTORY
'Not only deserves the description "epic", in its true sense, but the term "masterpiece" as well' Independent
This gripping epic tells the story of one of the world's most critical failed nation-states: the Democratic Republic of Congo. Interweaving his own family's history with the voices of a diverse range of individuals - charismatic dictators, feuding warlords, child soldiers, and many in the African diaspora of Europe and China - Van Reybrouck offers a deeply humane approach to political history, focusing squarely on the Congolese perspective and returning a nation's history to its people.
| ISBN: | 9780007562930 |
| Publication date: | 26th February 2015 |
| Author: | David Van Reybrouck |
| Publisher: | 4th Estate an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 656 pages |
| Genres: |
Decolonisation and postcolonial studies Colonialism and imperialism Biography: historical, political and military Political leaders and leadership African history Political science and theory |
FINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL PRIZE FOR HISTORY
'Not only deserves the description "epic", in its true sense, but the term "masterpiece" as well' Independent
This gripping epic tells the story of one of the world's most critical failed nation-states: the Democratic Republic of Congo. Interweaving his own family's history with the voices of a diverse range of individuals - charismatic dictators, feuding warlords, child soldiers, and many in the African diaspora of Europe and China - Van Reybrouck offers a deeply humane approach to political history, focusing squarely on the Congolese perspective and returning a nation's history to its people.
Congo features in the following genres: Decolonisation and postcolonial studies, Colonialism and imperialism, Biography: historical, political and military, Political leaders and leadership, African history, Political science and theory
Congo is available in Paperback
Congo was written by David Van Reybrouck and published by 4th Estate an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Congo has 656 pages
£15.29