Dancing in the glory of monsters: the collapse of the Congo and the great war of Africa

Acknowledgments

Acronyms

Maps

Introduction: Understanding the Violence

Part I. Prewar

Chapter 1. The Legacy of Genocide

Chapter 2. Aiding and Abetting

Chapter 3. A Country in Ruins

Chapter 4. Six Days

Chapter 5. Onion Layers

Chapter 6. Mzee

Part II. The First War

Chapter 7. Many Wars in One

Chapter 8. The Dominoes Fall

Chapter 9. A Thousand Miles Through the Jungle

Chapter 10. This Is How You Fight

Chapter 11. A Wounded Leopard

Chapter 12. The King Is Dead; Long Live the King

Part III. The Second War

Chapter 13. One War Too Many

Chapter 14. The Rebel Professor

Chapter 15. The Rebel Start-Up

Chapter 16. Cain and Abel

Chapter 17. Sorcerers' Apprentices

Chapter 18. The Assassination of Mzee

Chapter 19. Paying for the War

Part IV. Neither War Nor Peace

Chapter 20. The Bearer of Eggs

Conclusion: The Congo, On Its Own Terms

Notes

Index

Understanding the violence

Prewar. The legacy of genocide ; Aiding and abetting ; A country in ruins ; Six days ; Onion layers ; Mzee

The first war. Many wars in one ; The dominoes fall ; A thousand miles through the jungle ; This is how you fight ; A wounded leopard ; The King is Dead, long live the King

The second war. One war too many ; The rebel professor ; The rebel start-up ; Cain and Abel ; Sorcerers' apprentices ; The assassination of Mzee ; Paying for the war

Neither war nor peace. The bearer of eggs

The Congo, on its own terms.