
The Congo
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Before the colonial period, there were military struggles against annexation. During Belgian rule, charismatic religious figures emerged, promising an end to white domination; copper miners struck for higher wages; and rural workers struggled for survival. During the second half of the 20th century, the Congo's efforts at disentanglement from Belgian rule, the murder of the nationalist leader Patrice Lumumba and the long dictatorship of General Mobutu culminated in one of the bloodiest wars the world has ever seen.
At the start of a new millennium, this book argues that the West has plundered Africa to its own advantage and that unrestrained global capitalism threatens to remake the entire world, bringing violence and destruction in the name of profit. In this radical history, the authors show not only how the Congo represents and symbolises the continent's long history of subordination, but also how the determined struggle of its people has continued, against the odds, to provide the Congo and the rest of Africa with real hope for the future.
Reviews / Votes
...presents a history of the Congo since colonisation in the late 19th cenutry, focusing on the economic arguments for successive western interventions. * Ducan Bowie, Chartist * A brilliant guide to one of the modern world's most atrocious cases of systematic eco-social destruction. * Patrick Bond, University of KwaZulu Natal * A book which must be read by those who believe that the marginalisation of Africa is the result of its backwardness, while it is in fact the very product of its integration in the global imperialist system. * Samir Amin * Anyone wishing to comprehend the origins of Africa's seemingly endless problems is advised to get hold of a copy of this book. * Tribune *More details
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Persons
Leo Zeilig is a a researcher at the Centre for Sociological Research at the University of Johannesburg.
David Seddon is Professor of Politics & Sociology School of Development Studies, University of East Anglia.
Content
2. Miners and Planters
3. Rebels and Generals
4. The Great Dictator
5. The Failed 'Transition'
6. Speculators and Thieves
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