text In the forest of no joy : the Congo-Océan railroad and the tragedy of French colonialism
- Summary
- "The epic story of the Congo-Océan railroad and the human costs and contradictions of modern empire. The Congo-Océan railroad stretches across the Republic of Congo from Brazzaville to the Atlantic port of Pointe-Noir. It was completed in 1934, wh... Read more
- Contents
- Introduction: Of thousands gone -- Remaking the Congo -- The right man for the job -- The Pacha prelude -- Manhunt -- "The Mayombe doesn't want us" -- Tropic of cruelty -- Disobedience and desertion -- The many ways of death -- A bureaucrat's huma... Read more
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- Description
- 368 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton & Company 2021
| Library | Location | Status |
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| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 385.096 DAU in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
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| TADL-WOOD | 385.096 DAU in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
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| Library | Location | Status |
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| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 385.096 DAU in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
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