Colonial Congo: A History in Questions

by Idesbald Goddeeris (Editor), Amandine Lauro (editor), Guy Vanthemsche (editor)

Genres: Nonfiction, History

379 pages, Hardcover

Published February 8, 2024

Reviews

[Torben Boets · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite an objective and comprehensive overview of the colonial period of the Congo. A few chapters and guest authors break this trend of objective neutrality, though, which is a shame. Overall a very decent book, but due to the variable quality and readability of the various authors it's sometimes hard to get through certain chapters without questioning the motives of the author or the suitability of the author to write a popular book.

[Bries Vanmeerbeek · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is okay. I had to read it for a course given by one of the authors. It's nicely structured and the summary of acronyms at the back is a welcome addition. If you are curious about the colonial history of Congo, this book is most likely a good read.