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by Michela Wrong
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Known as "the Leopard," the president of Zaire for thirty-two years, Mobutu Sese Seko, showed all the cunning of his namesake -- seducing Western powers, buying up the opposition, and dominating his people with a devastating combination of brutality and charm. While the population was pauperized, he plundered the country's copper and diamond resources, downing pink champagne in his jungle palace like some modern-day reincarnation of Joseph Conrad's crazed station manager.Michela Wrong, a correspondent who witnessed Mobutu's last days, traces the rise and fall of the idealistic young journalist who became the stereotype of an African despot. Engrossing, highly readable, and as funny as it is tragic, In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz assesses the acts of the villains and the heroes in this fascinating story of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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The feeling struck home within seconds of disembarking.
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Known as "the Leopard," the president of Zaire for thirty-two years, Mobutu Sese Seko, showed all the cunning of his namesake -- seducing Western powers, buying up the opposition, and dominating his people with a devastating combination of brutality and charm. While the population was pauperized, he plundered the country's copper and diamond resources, downing pink champagne in his jungle palace like some modern-day reincarnation of Joseph Conrad's crazed station manager.
Michela Wrong, a correspondent who witnessed Mobutu's last days, traces the rise and fall of the idealistic young journalist who became the stereotype of an African despot. Engrossing, highly readable, and as funny as it is tragic, In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz assesses the acts of the villains and the heroes in this fascinating story of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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- Title In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz
- Author Michela Wrong
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 368
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial, New York
- Publication date 2002-05-28
- Features Bibliography, Index, Maps
- ISBN 9780060934439 / 0060934433
- Weight 0.69 lbs (0.31 kg)
- Dimensions 8.16 x 5.3 x 0.88 in (20.73 x 13.46 x 2.24 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Cultural Region: African
- Cultural Region: Central Africa
- Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Topical:
- Topical: Women's Interest
- Category Politics / Current Events
- Library of Congress subjects Congo (Democratic Republic) - Politics and, Congo (Democratic Republic) - Politics and
- Dewey Decimal Code 967.510
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- New York Times, 06/02/2002, Page 44
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