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TITLE: |
In the footsteps of Mr. Kurtz : living on the brink of disaster in Mobutu's Congo / Michela Wrong. |
AUTHOR: |
Wrong, Michela, 1961- |
PUBLISHED: |
New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c2001. |
DESCRIPTION: |
x, 338 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm. |
EDITION: |
1st U.S. ed. |
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Originally published: Great Britain : Fourth Estate, 2000. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-327) and index. |
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Pub Weekly |
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Booklist |
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New York Times |
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Traces the rise and fall of Mobutu Sese Seko, the president of Zaire, and discusses how he has managed to destroy the economy of theCongo. |
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Interest level: Adult |
SUBJECT: |
Congo (Democratic Republic)--Politics and government--1960-1997. |
SUBJECT: |
Congo (Democratic Republic)--Politics and government--1997- |
SUBJECT: |
Mobutu Sese Seko, 1930- |
SUBJECT: |
Kabila, Laurent-Désiré. |
SUBJECT: |
Wrong, Michela, 1961- |
SUBJECT: |
Congo (Democratic Republic)--Politics and government. |
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