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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
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King Leopold of Belgium, writes historian Adam Hochschild in this grim history, did not much care for his native land or his subjects, all of which he dismissed as "small country, small people." Even so, he searched the globe to find a colony for Belgium, frantic that the scramble of other European powers for overseas dominions in Africa and Asia would... »
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Chief of Station, Congo: Fighting the Cold War in a Hot Zone
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When the Belgians decided to grant the Congo independence the huge country was immediately plunged into chaos. Katanga province secedes and other parts of the country are wavering, the Soviets are arriving in droves, the Congolese army has mutinied and the newly-elected government has no clue. CIA officer Larry Devlin is tossed into this mess and his f... »
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The Graves Are Not Yet Full: Race, Tribe, and Power in the Heart of Africa
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The Graves Are Not Yet Full disappoints all the more because it comes so close at times to being a good book. Berkeley clearly has the experience and writing talent to give real insight into the convulsions of post-independence Africa. Instead of doing that, he's let his affection for Africans trick him into absolving African societies of any role in t... »
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