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It was really interesting. It is far more a review of the Western campaign against the abuses in the Congo than an actual history of the region but this is somewhat stipulated on account of the existing primary sources. I think it does try to take a fair approach to balance but I could have had much more about the politics of forgetting in Belgium and across Europe and the successive CIA backed dictatorship of the 20th century continuing a legacy of economic domination rather than leaving this as a few pages in the conclusion. I do find narrative history easier to read but I’m not such a massive fan of great man history as a domain and I think there was a tendency to over psychoanalyse his subjects also. Regardless I loooove learning so gotta give credit where it is due.
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence
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