Congo Inc
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Congo Inc
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Author : In Koli Jean Bofane
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2018-01-08
Congo Inc written by In Koli Jean Bofane and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-08 with Fiction categories.
To the sound of machine gun fire and the smell of burning flesh, award-winning author In Koli Jean Bofane leads readers on a perilous, satirical journey through the civil conflict and political instability that have been the logical outcome of generations of rapacious multinational corporate activity, corrupt governance, widespread civil conflict, human rights abuses, and environmental degradation in Africa. Isookanga, a Congolese Pygmy, grows up in a small village with big dreams of becoming rich. His vision of the world is shaped by his exploits in Raging Trade, an online game where he seizes control of the world's natural resources by any means possible: high-tech weaponry, slavery, and even genocide. Isookanga leaves his sleepy village to make his fortune in the pulsating capital Kinshasa, where he joins forces with street children, warlords, and a Chinese victim of globalization in this blistering novel about capitalism, colonialism, and the world haunted by the ghosts of Bismarck and Leopold II. Told with just enough levity to make it truly heartbreaking, Congo Inc. is a searing tale about ecological, political, and economic failure.
Conflict Minerals Inc
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Author : Christoph N. Vogel
language : en
Publisher: Hurst Publishers
Release Date : 2022-07-06
Conflict Minerals Inc written by Christoph N. Vogel and has been published by Hurst Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-06 with Social Science categories.
In the twenty-first century, the relationship between violent conflict and natural resources has become a matter of intense public and academic debate. As a result of fervent activism and international campaigning, the flagship case of ‘conflict minerals’ has captured global attention. This term groups together the artisanal tin, tantalum (coltan), tungsten and gold originating from war zones in Central Africa. Known as ‘digital minerals’ for their use in high-end technology, their exploitation and trade has been singled out in numerous media and United Nations reports as a key driver of violence, provoking an unprecedented popular outcry and prompting transnational efforts to promote ‘conflict-free’, ethical mining. Focusing on the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Conflict Minerals, Inc. is the first comprehensive analysis of this phenomenon. Based on meticulous investigation and long-term fieldwork, this book analyses why the campaign against ‘unethical’ mining went awry, and radically disrupted eastern Congo’s political economy. It dissects the evolution of the conflict minerals paradigm, the policy responses it triggered and their impact on artisanal miners. Vogel demonstrates how Western advocacy and policy have relied on colonial frames to drive change, and how White Saviourism perpetuates structural violence and inequality across global supply and value chains.
Congo Inc
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Author : In Koli Jean Bofane
language : fr
Publisher: Éditions Actes Sud
Release Date : 2014-04-16T00:00:00+02:00
Congo Inc written by In Koli Jean Bofane and has been published by Éditions Actes Sud this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-16T00:00:00+02:00 with Fiction categories.
Le jeune Isookanga quitte sa forêt et son village pygmée pour faire du business à Kinshasa. Sur son chemin, de nombreux personnages – des plus pauvres aux plus puissants, des plus vils aux plus naïfs – composent un saisissant tableau du Congo contemporain aux prises avec la mondialisation. Après Mathématiques congolaises (prix Jean Muno, grand prix littéraire de l’Afrique noire, prix littéraire de la SCAM, près de 20 000 exemplaires vendus), In Koli Jean Bofane n’a rien perdu de son énergie, de son humour ni de sa lucidité politique.
Belgian Congo American Survey 1954
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Author : Belgian Chamber of Commerce in the United States of America
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1954
Belgian Congo American Survey 1954 written by Belgian Chamber of Commerce in the United States of America and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1954 with Congo (Democratic Republic) categories.
Congo Democratic Republic
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Author : Global Investment and Business Center, Inc. Staff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000-02-01
Congo Democratic Republic written by Global Investment and Business Center, Inc. Staff and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-02-01 with categories.
Memories Of Violence In Peru And The Congo
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Author : Gilbert Shang Ndi
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-12-30
Memories Of Violence In Peru And The Congo written by Gilbert Shang Ndi and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-30 with Literary Criticism categories.
The book presents an intertextual and comparative analysis of memories of violence in Peruvian and Congolese Literature. Examining a variety of novels that offer insightful representations of violence in their respective historical settings, the author argues that similar historical experiences between Latin America and Africa engender ethical/aesthetic responses and enhance trans-continental critical dialogues in comparative literary studies. In the same way that the drama of the Congo has become the symbolic open wound of (post)colonial dispensation in Africa, Spanish conquest in Latin America also produced spaces where the legacy of colonialism is strongly visible and memorable, providing fertile ground for the reproduction of violence. This book explores the concept and reality of violence beyond its most obvious manifestations, demonstrating how in the colonial contexts of Peru and the Congo, violence was a function of (post)colonial power dynamics and deeply engrained socio-political, economic and cultural ordering and othering. From this perspective, the work considers and re-examines theoretical contributions from authors such as John Galtung, Michel Foucault, Immanuel Wallerstein, Anibal Quijano, Frantz Fanon, Achille Mbembe, Eboussi Boulaga, Pierre Nora, Susan Sontag, Stevan Weine, Cathy Caruth and Nelson Maldonado-Torres. This book will be of interest for scholars working on how violence is explored and represented in literature and other art forms.
Casablanca Story
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Author : In Koli Jean Bofane
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2022-05-03
Casablanca Story written by In Koli Jean Bofane and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-03 with Fiction categories.
One morning the beautiful Ichrak is found murdered in a street in Casablanca. All the men feared her as much as they desired her . . . . In a city buffeted by the Chergui, a violent wind emanating from the Sahara, the investigation becomes a prism through which a group portrait of a working-class district emerges. In Casablanca Story, In Koli Jean Bofane trains his razor-sharp observations of a bitter reality and his mordant humor on corruption among the powerful, shady property deals, and the vulnerable situation of migrants and male sexual desire, and he succeeds in transforming a desperate contemporary reality into engrossing and entertaining fiction. Following on from Congo Inc., In Koli Jean Bofane shifts his geographical focus to outline a vision that encompasses both north and sub-Saharan Africans: Africa is moving forward and is the equal of the other continents or, to put it another way, Africa is no better than they are. Casablanca Story was named in the Brittle Paper 100 Notable African Books of 2022 list.
Democratic Republic Of Congo Country Study Guide
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Author : USA (PRD) International Business Publications
language : en
Publisher: International Business Publications USA
Release Date : 2005-01-01
Democratic Republic Of Congo Country Study Guide written by USA (PRD) International Business Publications and has been published by International Business Publications USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-01 with Travel categories.
Geography, history, people, language, culture, traditions, economy, government, politics, constitution, places to visit, info for travelers.Updated annually
Ancestors Of Congo Square
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Author : William A. Fagaly
language : en
Publisher: Scala Books
Release Date : 2011
Ancestors Of Congo Square written by William A. Fagaly and has been published by Scala Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Art categories.
First comprehensive book on the extraordinary collection of African Art at the New Orleans Museum of Art, considered one of the best in the United States.
Congo Inc
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Author : In Koli Jean Bofane
language : fr
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Congo Inc written by In Koli Jean Bofane and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with categories.