The "Congo Free State" under Leopold II, marked by the brutal ivory and rubber trades.
The book's primary strength is its shift away from a purely Western perspective to a "history from below". Congo: een geschiedenis
By late 2012, the Dutch version alone had sold over 300,000 copies . The "Congo Free State" under Leopold II, marked
(English title: Congo: The Epic History of a People ) is a monumental non-fiction work by Belgian author David Van Reybrouck . Published in 2010, it is widely considered the definitive modern history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Core Themes and Approach Congo: een geschiedenis