In the forest of no joy : the Congo-Oc�ean railroad and the tragedy of French colonialism
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New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, [2021].
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Columbia Pike - Adult Nonfiction
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Published
New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, [2021].
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Book
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368 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-356) and index.
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"The epic story of the Congo-Oc�ean railroad and the human costs and contradictions of modern empire. The Congo-Oc�ean railroad stretches across the Republic of Congo from Brazzaville to the Atlantic port of Pointe-Noir. It was completed in 1934, when Equatorial Africa was a French colony, and it stands as one of the deadliest construction projects in history. Colonial workers were subjects of an ostensibly democratic nation whose motto read "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity," but liberal ideals were savaged by a cruelly indifferent administrative state. Native workers were forcibly conscripted and suffered under hellish conditions-hunger, disease, rampant physical abuse-that resulted in at least 20,000-25,000 deaths. In the Forest of No Joy captures in vivid detail the experiences of the men, women, and children who toiled on the railroad, and forces a reassessment of the moral relationship between modern industrialized empires and what could be called global humanitarian impulses-the desire to improve the lives of people outside of Europe"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Daughton, J. P. (2021). In the forest of no joy: the Congo-Oc�ean railroad and the tragedy of French colonialism (First edition.). W. W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Daughton, J. P. 2021. In the Forest of No Joy: The Congo-Oc�ean Railroad and the Tragedy of French Colonialism. W. W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Daughton, J. P. In the Forest of No Joy: The Congo-Oc�ean Railroad and the Tragedy of French Colonialism W. W. Norton & Company, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Daughton, J. P. In the Forest of No Joy: The Congo-Oc�ean Railroad and the Tragedy of French Colonialism First edition., W. W. Norton & Company, 2021.
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