刚果
Congo
David van Reybrouck · 初版 2010 年
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Van Reybrouck 回顾了刚果历史上一些最具戏剧性的事件——从奴隶贸易到象牙与橡胶的繁荣；从 Henry Morton Stanley 的到来，到国王 Leopold II 的悲惨政权；从全球愤慨到比利时殖民主义；从争取独立的斗争，到 Mobutu 的残暴统治；从举世闻名的“丛林之战”，到 1996 年爆发、至今仍在肆虐的争夺自然资源的內战。
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David Van Reybrouck 的《Congo》有人推荐给我，说是一本好书，不过我还没读！
Congo by David Van Reybrouck was recommended to me as a great book, but I haven't read it yet!
……几十年，对普通人生活的洞察很有意思。有人跟我说 Kapuściński 拥有 20 世纪所有人中最有趣的一生，我倾向于同意这个说法。《Congo: An Epic History of a People》，作者 David Van Reybrouck。刚果在自然资源方面是世界上最富有的国家之一，但在经济上却是最贫穷、运转最不正常的国家之一……
…decades and is interesting in its insight into the lives of ordinary people. Someone told me Kapuściński had the most interesting life of anyone in the 20th century and I'm inclined to agree with that. Congo: An Epic History of a People by David Van Reybrouck. Congo is one of the richest countries in the world in terms of natural resources, but one of the poorest and least functional in terms of economics…