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In A Continent for the Taking Howard W. French, a veteran correspondent for The New York Times, gives a compelling firsthand account of some of Africa's most devastating recent history-from the fall of Mobutu Sese Seko, to Charles Taylor's arrival in Monrovia, to the genocide in Rwanda and the Congo that left millions dead. Blending eyewitness reportage with rich historical insight, Frenchsearches deeply into the causes of today's events, illuminating the debilitating legacy of colonization and the abiding hypocrisy and inhumanity of both Western and African political leaders.
While he captures the tragedies that have repeatedly befallen Africa's peoples, French also opens our eyes to the immense possibility that lies in Africa's complexity, diversity, and myriad cultural strengths. The culmination of twenty-five years of passionate exploration and understanding, this is a powerful and ultimately hopeful book about a fascinating and misunderstood continent.
While he captures the tragedies that have repeatedly befallen Africa's peoples, French also opens our eyes to the immense possibility that lies in Africa's complexity, diversity, and myriad cultural strengths. The culmination of twenty-five years of passionate exploration and understanding, this is a powerful and ultimately hopeful book about a fascinating and misunderstood continent.
In A Continent for the Taking Howard W. French, a veteran correspondent for The New York Times, gives a compelling firsthand account of some of Africa's most devastating recent history-from the fall of Mobutu Sese Seko, to Charles Taylor's arrival in Monrovia, to the genocide in Rwanda and the Congo that left millions dead. Blending eyewitness reportage with rich historical insight, Frenchsearches deeply into the causes of today's events, illuminating the debilitating legacy of colonization and the abiding hypocrisy and inhumanity of both Western and African political leaders.
While he captures the tragedies that have repeatedly befallen Africa's peoples, French also opens our eyes to the immense possibility that lies in Africa's complexity, diversity, and myriad cultural strengths. The culmination of twenty-five years of passionate exploration and understanding, this is a powerful and ultimately hopeful book about a fascinating and misunderstood continent.
While he captures the tragedies that have repeatedly befallen Africa's peoples, French also opens our eyes to the immense possibility that lies in Africa's complexity, diversity, and myriad cultural strengths. The culmination of twenty-five years of passionate exploration and understanding, this is a powerful and ultimately hopeful book about a fascinating and misunderstood continent.
Über den Autor
Howard W.French
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
CHAPTER ONE
Prehistory
CHAPTER TWO
Leviathan
CHAPTER THREE
Plague
CHAPTER FOUR
The Golden Bough
CHAPTER FIVE
Greater Liberia
CHAPTER SIX
Falling Apart
CHAPTER SEVEN
Where Peacocks Roam
CHAPTER EIGHT
Castles in the Sand
CHAPTER NINE
Tough Love
CHAPTER TEN
Long Knives
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Le Roi Est Mort (Long Live the King)
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index
CHAPTER ONE
Prehistory
CHAPTER TWO
Leviathan
CHAPTER THREE
Plague
CHAPTER FOUR
The Golden Bough
CHAPTER FIVE
Greater Liberia
CHAPTER SIX
Falling Apart
CHAPTER SEVEN
Where Peacocks Roam
CHAPTER EIGHT
Castles in the Sand
CHAPTER NINE
Tough Love
CHAPTER TEN
Long Knives
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Le Roi Est Mort (Long Live the King)
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2005 |
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Fachbereich: | Regionalgeschichte |
Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
ISBN-13: | 9781400030279 |
ISBN-10: | 1400030277 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | French, Howard W. |
Hersteller: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 203 x 132 x 17 mm |
Von/Mit: | Howard W. French |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 12.04.2005 |
Gewicht: | 0,361 kg |
Über den Autor
Howard W.French
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
CHAPTER ONE
Prehistory
CHAPTER TWO
Leviathan
CHAPTER THREE
Plague
CHAPTER FOUR
The Golden Bough
CHAPTER FIVE
Greater Liberia
CHAPTER SIX
Falling Apart
CHAPTER SEVEN
Where Peacocks Roam
CHAPTER EIGHT
Castles in the Sand
CHAPTER NINE
Tough Love
CHAPTER TEN
Long Knives
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Le Roi Est Mort (Long Live the King)
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index
CHAPTER ONE
Prehistory
CHAPTER TWO
Leviathan
CHAPTER THREE
Plague
CHAPTER FOUR
The Golden Bough
CHAPTER FIVE
Greater Liberia
CHAPTER SIX
Falling Apart
CHAPTER SEVEN
Where Peacocks Roam
CHAPTER EIGHT
Castles in the Sand
CHAPTER NINE
Tough Love
CHAPTER TEN
Long Knives
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Le Roi Est Mort (Long Live the King)
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2005 |
---|---|
Fachbereich: | Regionalgeschichte |
Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
ISBN-13: | 9781400030279 |
ISBN-10: | 1400030277 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | French, Howard W. |
Hersteller: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 203 x 132 x 17 mm |
Von/Mit: | Howard W. French |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 12.04.2005 |
Gewicht: | 0,361 kg |
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