Dancing in the glory of monsters the collapse of the Congo and the great war of Africa

Main Author: Stearns, Jason K.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : PublicAffairs, c2011.
Edition: 1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Understanding the violence
  • Prewar. The legacy of genocide ; Aiding and abetting ; A country in ruins ; Six days ; Onion layers ; Mzee
  • The first war. Many wars in one ; The dominoes fall ; A thousand miles through the jungle ; This is how you fight ; A wounded leopard ; The King is Dead, long live the King
  • The second war. One war too many ; The rebel professor ; The rebel start-up ; Cain and Abel ; Sorcerers' apprentices ; The assassination of Mzee ; Paying for the war
  • Neither war nor peace. The bearer of eggs
  • The Congo, on its own terms.