Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa

DIV“The best account [of the conflict in the Congo] so far….The task facing anyone who tries to tell this whole story is formidable, but Stearns by and large rises to it.” —bAdam Hochschild, iNew York Times Book Review/i/bp “[A] tour de force, though not for the squeamish.” —biWashington Post/b/ip “This is a serious book about the social and political forces behind one of the most violent clashes of modern times—as well as a damn good read.” —biEconomist/b/ip “[P]erhaps the best account of the most recent conflict in the Congo.” —biForeign Policy/b/ip “A serious, admirably balanced account of the crisis and the political and social forces behind it… perhaps the most accessible, meticulously researched, and comprehensive overview of the Congo crisis yet.” —biFinancial Times/b/i/DIV