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A Conflict of Interest: Second Congo War
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A Conflict of Interest: Second Congo War

1997–2003

From: Postcards from Congo

The chapter follows the Second Congo War from 1997 to 2003. 10 $1.00 Add
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A Coup by Any Other Name…

A Coup by Any Other Name…

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

In Chapter 5, Philpot discusses the article and later book The Genocide Fax by staff writer for The New Yorker Philip Gourevitch, who exposed a private fax that General Roméo Dallaire sent … 19 $1.90 Add
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A Struggle for Power: The Congo Crisis
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A Struggle for Power: The Congo Crisis

1961–1965

From: Postcards from Congo

The chapter explores the Congo Crisis between 1961 and 1965. 10 $1.00 Add
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A War against Africa

A War against Africa

AFRICOM, NATO, and Racism

From: Slouching Towards Sirte

In Chapter Four, Forte examines the role of the United States military in Africa through the role of the Africa Command (AFRICOM), the African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA), the work of the … 50 $5.00 Add
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An Avatar of Colonial Europe

An Avatar of Colonial Europe

Collette Braeckman

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

In Chapter 12, Philpot reviews Colette Braeckman’s book “Rwanda, Histoire d’un genocide”, published immediately after the Rwandan war in October 1994. Philpot addresses … 8 $0.80 Add
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Another Absent Leadership
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Another Absent Leadership

2003–2018

From: Postcards from Congo

The chapter follows Congo in the first two decades of the twentieth century and its continued struggles for democracy. 10 $1.00 Add
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Interview with Captain Amadou Deme – “Shock and Awe” in Kigali, April 1994

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

Interview with Captain Amadou Deme “Shock and Awe” in Kigali, April 1994 10 $1.00 Add
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Appendix II:

Human Rights Watch and Alison Des Forges VS Rwandan Delegation in New York, May 1994

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

Human Rights Watch and Alison Des Forges VS Rwandan Delegation in New York, May 1994 5 $0.50 Add
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Arrivals: Colonial Failures—A New Lie for Every Conquest

Arrivals: Colonial Failures—A New Lie for Every Conquest

From: But We Built Roads for Them

In this chapter, Filippi traces Italy’s colonial expansion across Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, China, Libya, and the Dodecanese from the 1880s through the 1940s. 42 $4.20 Add
But We Built Roads for Them

But We Built Roads for Them

The Lies, Racism and Amnesia that Bury Italy's Colonial Past

In the fiery political debates in and about Italy, silence reigns about the country’s colonial legacy. By reducing the European colonial sweep to Britain and France, Italy has effectively … 210 View
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Chronology, Translator's Note, and Notes

Chronology, Translator’s Note, and Notes

From: But We Built Roads for Them

This "chapter" includes a chronology of events, translator’s notes, and references. 25 $2.50 Add
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Conclusion

Conclusion

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

In the Conclusion, Philpot reiterates the need for another look at the war in Rwanda. Between 1990 and 1994 the Anglosphere and Europe effectively wrung all decision-making powers out of the … 10 $1.00 Add
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Congo Free State and Its Formation
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Congo Free State and Its Formation

1874–1908

From: Postcards from Congo

This chapter explores the creation of the Congo Free State under King Leopold II of Belgium from 1874 to 1908. 10 $1.00 Add
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Contacts: Prejudice from Overseas

Contacts: Prejudice from Overseas

From: But We Built Roads for Them

In this chapter, Filippi examines how Italian media and propaganda constructed a “civilizing” narrative to justify colonial expansion across Eritrea, Somalia, Libya, and Ethiopia from … 38 $3.80 Add
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Departures: Unplanned Birth of an Imperial Power

Departures: Unplanned Birth of an Imperial Power

From: But We Built Roads for Them

In this chapter, Filippi traces the origins of Italian colonialism, from the House of Savoy’s slave-trade connections to the creation of the Eritrea colony in 1890. 14 $1.40 Add
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Early History
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Early History

Pre-1874

From: Postcards from Congo

This chapter explores the early history of the Congo region before colonization began in 1874. 10 $1.00 Add