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A Violent History: Power and Conflict in the Congo Basin from the Nineteenth Century to the Present
By (author) Giacomo Macola
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The first long-durée history of large-scale violence in the Congo Basin Since the early nineteenth century, political and military violence has played an exceptionally significant role in the territory corresponding to the present-day Democratic Republic of Congo. By emphasising the periodic re-occurrence of “warlordism†and the economy of plunder that characterises it, Giacomo Macola offers new analytical tools to interpret the history of the societies of the Congo Basin over the past two hundred years. In the concluding chapters, the author dwells on more recent events, detailing the collapse of Mobutu’s Zaire, the “Great African War†and the reasons for the continuing armed instability in the east of the country. Supplementing analyses of the contemporary dimension of African conflicts, Macola makes a case for the enduring importance of studying precolonial history. This book will be made open access within three years of publication thanks to Path to Open, a program developed in partnership between JSTOR, the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), University of Michigan Press, and The University of North Carolina Press to bring about equitable access and impact for the entire scholarly community, including authors, researchers, libraries, and university presses around the world. Learn more at https://about.jstor.org/path-to-open/
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Publisher | Leuven University Press
Published date | 3 Sep 2025
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 272
Dimensions | 233 x 155 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 454g
ISBN | 978-9-4627-0451-0
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BISAC | history / africa / general
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