10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BELGIAN CONGO»
Discover the use of
Belgian Congo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Belgian Congo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism ...
WINNER OF THE 1999 DUFF COOPER PRIZE. 'Brilliant .. this book must be read and re-read' Neal Ascherson'. 'A hundred years ago, enlightened people in the western world were outraged by a holocaust in Africa which left millions dead.
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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism ...
Adam Hochschild brings this largely untold story alive with the wit and skill of a Barbara Tuchman. Like her, he knows that history often provides a far richer cast of characters than any novelist could invent.
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King Leopold's Ghost: A story of greed, terror and heroism
WINNER OF THE 1999 DUFF COOPER PRIZE."Brilliant... This book must be read and re-read" (Neal Ascherson)"A hundred years ago, enlightened people in the western world were outraged by a holocaust in Africa which left millions dead.
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Recalling the
Belgian Congo: Conversations and Introspection
Marie-Bénédicte Dembourteaches at the University of Sussex, School of Legal Studies.
Marie-Bénédicte Dembour, 2000
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Political Awakening in the
Belgian Congo
Om de etniske, historiske og økonomiske baggrunde for de politiske bevægelser i det tidligere Belgisk Congo - med vægten lagt på 1950'erne
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Colonial Exploitation and Economic Development: The
Belgian ...
Covering such issues as agriculture, manufacturing and foreign investment, human capital, fiscal policy, labour coercion and mineral resource management, this book offers a highly original and scholarly contribution to the literature on ...
Ewout Frankema, Frans Buelens, 2013
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The
Congo: From Leopold to Kabila: A People's History
These and related questions are dealt with in two parts, with the first part focusing
on the social structure of the Belgian Congo in the context of postwar
modernization, and the second on the different phases of the independence
struggle.
Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja, 2002
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Report on the Economic Situation in the
Belgian Congo
Report for 1921 includes "Annex on the trade and industry of the Belgian Congo"; 1922- include "Annex on the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg" (title varies)
Great Britain. Dept. of Overseas Trade, 1938
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A Working Class in the Making:
Belgian Colonial Labor ...
Focusing on the most powerful of these mining companies—the Union Minière du Haut-Katange, John Higginson provides a detailed history of the relationship between the company and the African workers from 1907 through 1951
In a similar way, Belgian rule in Congo operated behind a paternalistic facade,
which guaranteed political continuity between Congo Free State and Belgian
Congo. In Belgian colonial literature, Leopold's ceuvre colonials (colonial work)
in ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BELGIAN CONGO»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Belgian Congo is used in the context of the following news items.
Belgium's Loss, Richmond's Gain: Virginia Union's Friendship Building
By 1908, Belgium had assumed broader control of the area, renaming it the Belgian Congo, and by 1939 had proceeded to make living ... «RVANews, Jul 15»
This Day, July 5, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
1960: The then 50-year old Jewish community of the Belgian Congo, consisting of 2500 Jews fled in the wake of riots that followed ... «Cleveland Jewish News, Jul 15»
DRC deploys at Vurra border
... boundary on the ground between Bahr al Jabal to the north and the then Belgian Congo tripoint, near the present day Ariwara in DRC. «New Vision, Jul 15»
These are the most dangerous places on Earth
Considered the epitome of the story of an African country shedding colonialism, what was the Belgian Congo became Zaire under cold-war ... «The New Daily, Jul 15»
Woman Seeks Love but Jilted Husband Seeks Redemption …
He wandered alone in the world searching for relief from his misery and his journey led him to the Belgian Congo where he was befriended ... «MENAFN.COM, Jul 15»
The International Festival Of Dubious Religious Ideas?
The last item belonged to American Methodist medical missionaries Charles and Joy Sheffy, who served in the Belgian Congo between 1922 ... «New Haven Independent, Jun 15»
King's free state, Congolese people's hell
Leopold died a year later, and Belgium changed the name of the territory to “Belgian Congo” and continued to exploit the region until 1960 ... «CCTV, Jun 15»
British man Ian Argus Stuart spends 11 days as castaway on newly …
I've spent my life in places like the Kalahari Desert, the Belgian Congo, single sailing — anything where there's a bit of excitement. Ian Argus ... «ABC Online, Jun 15»
Somaliland:Writing the Lives of Somalia's Women
It was very different in Somaliland where the British had very little political interest, to how it was in Kenya, or in Belgian Congo. There's not ... «SomalilandPress, Jun 15»
'American Genius' presents 'Oppenheimer vs. Heisenberg' on NatGeo
Roosevelt immediately got busy purchasing uranium from the Belgian Congo to New York City where top scientists were getting ready to ... «Examiner.com, Jun 15»
