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Wack, Henry Wellington

The Story of the Congo Free State; Social, Political and Economic Aspects of the Belgian System of Government in Central Africa

1905

90,24 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canadá)

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Año de publicación
1905
Lugar de impresión
New York and London. G. P. Putnam's Sons
Autor
Wack, Henry Wellington
Edición
First edition.
Materia
Travel - Africa
Idiomas
Inlgés
Primera edición

Descripción

thick 8vo [23 x 16 cm]; xv, 634 pp, frontis portrait from painting, 125 illustrations from photos on plates, bird's-eye view, 2 maps including large folding colored, tables, index, with the errata slip at page x (often lacking). original cloth with gilt bordered leather spine label with gilt title lettering, gilt design, spine darkened, cover lightly soiled, interior clean, very good. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A thorough description of the Belgian Congo, its political system, history, colonial government, communications, rails, roads, trade, education system, much on slavery, tribes, etc. The detailed appendices are documents, treaties, letters, reports, etc. The author was a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a New York lawyer and wrote the work to defend the current regime against opponents.