The Congo and Coasts of Africa Richard Harding Davis 9781517603830 Books
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No matter how often one sets out, "for to admire, and for to see, for to behold this world so wide," he never quite gets over being surprised at the erratic manner in which "civilization" distributes itself; at the way it ignores one spot upon the earth's surface, and upon another, several thousand miles away, heaps its blessings and its tyrannies. Having settled in a place one might suppose the "influences of civilization" would first be felt by the people nearest that place. Instead of which, a number of men go forth in a ship and carry civilization as far away from that spot as the winds will bear them.
The Congo and Coasts of Africa Richard Harding Davis 9781517603830 Books
This is an excellent and factual account of the abuses of King Leopold's maladministration of the Congo. It is an essential read for anyone trying to study colonial Africa. The book is not exclusively about Congo as the focus shifts to East Africa but the reader will be haunted by the descriptions of a system gone wrong in the heart of Africa and the avarice of those in power.Product details
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This is an excellent and factual account of the abuses of King Leopold's maladministration of the Congo. It is an essential read for anyone trying to study colonial Africa. The book is not exclusively about Congo as the focus shifts to East Africa but the reader will be haunted by the descriptions of a system gone wrong in the heart of Africa and the avarice of those in power.
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