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Dancing in the glory of monsters, the collapse of the Congo and the great war of Africa, Jason K. Stearns

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Dancing in the glory of monsters, the collapse of the Congo and the great war of Africa, Jason K. Stearns

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dancing in the glory of monsters

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

715172799

Responsibility statement

Jason K. Stearns

Sub title

the collapse of the Congo and the great war of Africa

Summary

This volume presents an account of the wars in the African nation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from 1996-2003. This conflict devastated the country and is sometimes referred to as the "African world war" because it involved nine African nations and twenty armed groups

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 -- Notes -- Index

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