The compelling history and political biography of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Die Inhaltsangabe kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.
David Van Reybrouck is an award-winning author, acclaimed playwright, reporter, and poet who studied in Leuven and Cambridge and holds a doctorate from Leiden University. He has travelled extensively throughout Africa and has been actively involved in organizing literary workshops for Congolese playwrights in Kinshasa and Goma. He lives in Brussels.
Hailed as "a monumental history . . . more exciting than any novel" (NRC Handelsblad),David van Reybrouck's rich and gripping epic, in the tradition of Robert Hughes' The Fatal Shore, tells the extraordinary story of one of the world's most devastated countries: the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Epic in scope yet eminently readable, penetrating and deeply moving, David van Reybrouck's Congo: The Epic History of a People traces the fate of one of the world's most critical, failed nation-state
„Über diesen Titel“ kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.
Anbieter: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Vereinigtes Königreich
PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Artikel-Nr. DB-9780007562930
Anzahl: 2 verfügbar
Anbieter: Majestic Books, Hounslow, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: New. pp. 656. Artikel-Nr. 373708291
Anzahl: 3 verfügbar
Anbieter: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 656 pages. 7.40x5.04x1.73 inches. In Stock. Artikel-Nr. __0007562934
Anzahl: 2 verfügbar
Anbieter: Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, USA
Zustand: New. FINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL PRIZE FOR HISTORY 'Not only deserves the description "epic", in its true sense, but the term "masterpiece" as well' Independent Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 45. Weight in Grams: 460. . 2015. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Artikel-Nr. V9780007562930
Anzahl: Mehr als 20 verfügbar
Anbieter: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: New. In. Artikel-Nr. ria9780007562930_new
Anzahl: 16 verfügbar
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. FINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL PRIZE FOR HISTORY Not only deserves the description epic, in its true sense, but the term masterpiece as well Independent This gripping epic tells the story of one of the worlds most critical failed nation-states: the Democratic Republic of Congo. Interweaving his own familys history with the voices of a diverse range of individuals charismatic dictators, feuding warlords, child soldiers, and many in the African diaspora of Europe and China Van Reybrouck offers a deeply humane approach to political history, focusing squarely on the Congolese perspective and returning a nations history to its people. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Artikel-Nr. GOR006522351
Anzahl: 3 verfügbar
Anbieter: Speedyhen, Hertfordshire, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: NEW. Artikel-Nr. NW9780007562930
Anzahl: 16 verfügbar
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New. FINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL PRIZE FOR HISTORY Not only deserves the description epic , in its true sense, but the term masterpiece as well IndependentÜber den AutorDavid Van Reybrouck is an award-winning author, ac. Artikel-Nr. 15446207
Anzahl: 2 verfügbar
Anbieter: buchversandmimpf2000, Emtmannsberg, BAYE, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -An epic history of one of the world's most devastated countries, the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ranges from the slave trade and ivory boom to Belgian colonisation, Mobutu's brutal rule and the civil war over natural resources that began in 1996 and is still going on today.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 639 pp. Englisch. Artikel-Nr. 9780007562930
Anzahl: 2 verfügbar
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An epic history of one of the world's most devastated countries, the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ranges from the slave trade and ivory boom to Belgian colonisation, Mobutu's brutal rule and the civil war over natural resources that began in 1996 and is still going on today. Artikel-Nr. 9780007562930
Anzahl: 2 verfügbar