The History of Congo (Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations) By Didier Gond

Greenwood

The History of Congo (The Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations) [Hardcover] Didier Gondola\n\nProduct Overview\nThis book begins with a survey of Congo's early history, when diverse peoples\nsuch as the Luba, the Kuba, and the Nilotic inhabited the area, and continues\nby tracing the country's history through the Belgian period of colonization\nand the dictatorships of Mobutu and Kabila. Biographical portraits present\nimportant figures in Congo's storied history. An annotated bibliography and\nchronology help make this the most current and accessible introduction to this\nfascinating, complex, and long-suffering nation. The Democratic Republic of\nCongo, formerly Zaire, is located at the center of Africa. The country\nencompasses the entire Congo River Basin, the potential source of 13% of the\nworld's hydroelectric power. The Congo River Basin also contains one-third of\nAfrica's rainforests, countless species of trees, and more then 10,000 species\nof flowering plants. Congo -