David Renton is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sunderland.Leo Zeilig is a a researcher at the Centre for Sociological Research at the University of Johannesburg.David Seddon is Professor of Politics & Sociology School of Development Studies, University of East Anglia.

• 1. Missionaries and Traders2. Miners and Planters3. Rebels and Generals4. The Great Dictator5. The Failed 'Transition'6. Speculators and Thieves

'A book which must be read by those who believe that the marginalisation of Africa is the result of its backwardness, while it is in fact the very product of its integration in the global imperialist system.'Samir Amin‘A brilliant guide to one of the modern world’s most atrocious cases of systematic eco-social destruction.’Patrick Bond, University of KwaZulu Natal'...presents a history of the Congo since colonisation in the late 19th cenutry, focusing on the economic arguments for successive western interventions.'Ducan Bowie, Chartist'Anyone wishing to comprehend the origins of Africa's seemingly endless problems is advised to get hold of a copy of this book.'Tribune

David Renton is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sunderland.Leo Zeilig is a a researcher at the Centre for Sociological Research at the University of Johannesburg.David Seddon is Professor of Politics & Sociology School of Development Studies, University of East Anglia.

• 1. Missionaries and Traders2. Miners and Planters3. Rebels and Generals4. The Great Dictator5. The Failed 'Transition'6. Speculators and Thieves

'A book which must be read by those who believe that the marginalisation of Africa is the result of its backwardness, while it is in fact the very product of its integration in the global imperialist system.'Samir Amin‘A brilliant guide to one of the modern world’s most atrocious cases of systematic eco-social destruction.’Patrick Bond, University of KwaZulu Natal'...presents a history of the Congo since colonisation in the late 19th cenutry, focusing on the economic arguments for successive western interventions.'Ducan Bowie, Chartist'Anyone wishing to comprehend the origins of Africa's seemingly endless problems is advised to get hold of a copy of this book.'Tribune

David Renton is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sunderland.Leo Zeilig is a a researcher at the Centre for Sociological Research at the University of Johannesburg.David Seddon is Professor of Politics & Sociology School of Development Studies, University of East Anglia.

• 1. Missionaries and Traders2. Miners and Planters3. Rebels and Generals4. The Great Dictator5. The Failed 'Transition'6. Speculators and Thieves

'A book which must be read by those who believe that the marginalisation of Africa is the result of its backwardness, while it is in fact the very product of its integration in the global imperialist system.'Samir Amin‘A brilliant guide to one of the modern world’s most atrocious cases of systematic eco-social destruction.’Patrick Bond, University of KwaZulu Natal'...presents a history of the Congo since colonisation in the late 19th cenutry, focusing on the economic arguments for successive western interventions.'Ducan Bowie, Chartist'Anyone wishing to comprehend the origins of Africa's seemingly endless problems is advised to get hold of a copy of this book.'Tribune