Introduction To Congo
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Introduction To Congo
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Author : Gilad James, PhD
language : en
Publisher: Gilad James Mystery School
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Introduction To Congo written by Gilad James, PhD and has been published by Gilad James Mystery School this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
The Democratic Republic of Congo, commonly known as Congo, is a central African country that is rich in natural resources such as coal, cobalt, and copper. It is a country that has been ravaged by colonialism, civil wars, and resource exploitation. It is home to over 80 million people, and despite being one of the most resource-rich countries in the world, the majority of the population lives in poverty. Congo is the second-largest country in Africa, and it shares borders with nine other African countries. Its history is complex, and it has seen colonization by the Belgians, which lasted for over 75 years, and multiple civil wars that have resulted in the loss of millions of lives. Today, the country is still struggling with political instability, corruption, and a struggling economy. However, it has also seen some progress in recent years, with peaceful transitions of power and a growing economy. The challenges in Congo are numerous, but there is also hope that the country can overcome them and fulfill its potential.
Dancing In The Glory Of Monsters
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Author : Jason Stearns
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-03-27
Dancing In The Glory Of Monsters written by Jason Stearns and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-27 with History categories.
A "meticulously researched and comprehensive" (Financial Times) history of the devastating war in the heart of Africa's Congo, with first-hand accounts of the continent's worst conflict in modern times. At the heart of Africa is the Congo, a country the size of Western Europe, bordering nine other nations, that since 1996 has been wracked by a brutal war in which millions have died. In Dancing in the Glory of Monsters, renowned political activist and researcher Jason K. Stearns has written a compelling and deeply-reported narrative of how Congo became a failed state that collapsed into a war of retaliatory massacres. Stearns brilliantly describes the key perpetrators, many of whom he met personally, and highlights the nature of the political system that brought these people to power, as well as the moral decisions with which the war confronted them. Now updated with a new introduction, Dancing in the Glory of Monsters tells the full story of Africa's Great War.
The Eyes Of The World
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Author : James H. Smith
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2021-12-17
The Eyes Of The World written by James H. Smith and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-17 with History categories.
The Eyes of the World focuses on the lives and experiences of Eastern Congolese people involved in extracting and transporting the minerals needed for digital devices. The digital devices that, many would argue, define this era exist not only because of Silicon Valley innovations but also because of a burgeoning trade in dense, artisanally mined substances like tantalum, tin, and tungsten. In the tentatively postwar Eastern DR Congo, where many lives have been reoriented around artisanal mining, these minerals are socially dense, fueling movement and innovative collaborations that encompass diverse actors, geographies, temporalities, and dimensions. Focusing on the miners and traders of some of these “digital minerals,” The Eyes of the World examines how Eastern Congolese understand the work in which they are engaged, the forces pitted against them, and the complicated process through which substances in the earth and forest are converted into commodified resources. Smith shows how violent dispossession has fueled a bottom-up social theory that valorizes movement and collaboration—one that directly confronts both private mining companies and the tracking initiatives implemented by international companies aspiring to ensure that the minerals in digital devices are purified of blood.
Crossing The Congo
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Author : Mike Martin
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2016
Crossing The Congo written by Mike Martin and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Nature categories.
Three friends make the North-South crossing of the Congo Basin in a 25-year old Land Rover . This book recounts their thrilling journey, including tales of makeshift surgery in the jungle, building rafts and bridges to cross rivers, and playing tribal politics.
Historical Dictionary Of The Democratic Republic Of The Congo
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Author : Emizet Francois Kisangani
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 2009-10-01
Historical Dictionary Of The Democratic Republic Of The Congo written by Emizet Francois Kisangani and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-01 with History categories.
The third edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo looks back at the nearly 48 years of independence, over a century of colonial rule, and even earlier kingdoms and groups that shared the territory. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 800 cross-referenced dictionary entries on civil wars, mutinies, notable people, places, events, and cultural practices.
Best Practice Guidelines For The Re Introduction Of Great Apes
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Author : Benjamin Beck
language : en
Publisher: IUCN
Release Date : 2007
Best Practice Guidelines For The Re Introduction Of Great Apes written by Benjamin Beck and has been published by IUCN this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Nature categories.
From the website: Although the IUCN has previously established working protocols for plant and animal re-introduction, the great apes present unique challenges and concerns owing to their singular cognitive development. This prompted the Primate Specialist Group to reconsider the existing guidelines in terms of the specific needs of great apes. The resulting synthesis, representing the expert opinion of primatologists and re-introduction practitioners, is presented here as part of the series of best-practices documents. Specifically designed for rehabilitators and specialists in re-introduction, these guidelines start from the fundamental assumption that re-introductions should not endanger wild populations of great apes or the ecosystems they inhabit. Equally important is the health and welfare of the individual great apes being re-introduced, as well as the caretaker staff and the residents of the surrounding areas. The re-introduction guidelines also require that the factors which first threatened great apes in the proposed site of release have been addressed and resolved.
Historical Dictionary Of The Democratic Republic Of The Congo
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Author : Emizet Francois Kisangani
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 2016-11-18
Historical Dictionary Of The Democratic Republic Of The Congo written by Emizet Francois Kisangani and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-18 with History categories.
This book looks at 55 years of independence, over eight decades of colonial rule, and earlier kingdoms and groups that shared the Congolese territory. This fourth edition highlights new developments and the increasing importance of the DRC in the Great Lakes Region and Africa, in particular, as well as its important role in the international environment.. This fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Colonialism In Africa 1870 1960 Volume 5 A Bibliographic Guide To Colonialism In Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : L. H. Gann
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1969
Colonialism In Africa 1870 1960 Volume 5 A Bibliographic Guide To Colonialism In Sub Saharan Africa written by L. H. Gann and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with History categories.
A comprehensive study of recent African history, examining the political, social, and economic effects of colonialism.
D R Congo
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Author : Loso Kiteti Boya
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2010
D R Congo written by Loso Kiteti Boya and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with History categories.
Book Synopsis: This book recounts from the perspective of a Congolese native the five-hundred-year journey of the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It analyzes dispassionately the facts of the turbulent history of the country and its continuing impact on the life of the modern-day Congolese. In the book, we set out to begin the search for the "Congolese" answers to the DR Congo's historical paradox of a very rich country living a very poor life in a neighborhood in which it is the biggest and yet the weakest country. We travel back five hundred years to rediscover the ancient kingdom of Congo and look closely at its people, institutions, value and belief systems, customs and practices and try to establish the linkages between the present cultural values, belief system, and practices of the modern-day Congolese with those of their past. Through the revisiting of the past, we try to identify the ways and means of a more effective strategy for social, political, and economic renaissance in the DR Congo. Although a diary, the book is not a chronological presentation of the Congo's history. The reader can expect to travel back and forth on the meandering road of the Congolese journey. The DR Congo is a land of ecological gigantism and an environmental Garden of Eden. It has the second largest freshwater river in the world, the Congo River, a powerful source of clean energy, and the second largest tropical rain forest in the world; the largest number of big lakes in Africa, including Lake Tanganyika; one of the largest assortment of minerals and precious metals and gems in the world, including uranium; and a large landmass of 906,000 square miles stretching over two time zones with a population of less than seventy million, translating into one the lowest population densities in the world. Such an array of diverse and rich natural resources and the extraordinary economic power potential of DR Congo have always attracted envy and invasions from foreign countries, multinational companies, and individuals over the centuries, the latest being the attack of the combined armies of Rwanda, Uganda, and Burundi in August 1998. The history of the DR Congo is also the history of the darkness of the human heart, extreme cruelty and violence, greed and selfishness by the early European explorers, the slave traders, the Zanzibari Arab slave merchants of the last centuries, and the neocolonialists and cold warriors of the twentieth century. It is the history of treason of the Congo by the Congolese, the betrayal of the public trust of the people, and of the pursuit of power at all costs and bad management of the economy by the Congolese leaders and the politicians, from the medieval kings of the kingdom of the Congo to the present-day ruling class. The book follows the less publicized but crucial journeys of the numerous Congolese slaves to the Americas, documenting their early settlements in the United States, the Caribbean Islands, and Brazil and reconnecting their present-day descendants in the Americas to their Congolese roots and ancestry.
From Zaire To The Democratic Republic Of The Congo
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Author : Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja
language : en
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute
Release Date : 2004
From Zaire To The Democratic Republic Of The Congo written by Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja and has been published by Nordic Africa Institute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Political Science categories.
Selected bibliography p.23.