Subject: Re: the (Belgian) Congo
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2000 09:39:06 +0200


Hochschild's book is cerainly very good and try 'King Leopold's Soliloquy'
 by Marc Twain
Greetings
Lisl Ponger

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From: Jon Stratton <rstratto-AT-cc.curtin.edu.au>
To: <postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu>
Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 4:32 AM
Subject: the (Belgian) Congo


>   Hi All,
>     I was wondering if anybody could direct me to a good book, preferably
in
> English, about the experience of the Congo under Belgian administration. I
> am particularly interested in the stories about the excessive -- even,
> perhaps, by most colonial standards -- violence that is supposed to have
> taken place there.
> thanks for your help,
> Jon
>
>
>
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