The Troubled Heart Of Africa
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The Troubled Heart Of Africa
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Author : Robert B. Edgerton
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Release Date : 2002-12-18
The Troubled Heart Of Africa written by Robert B. Edgerton and has been published by Macmillan + ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-12-18 with History categories.
"This book serves as a basic primer on how one of the world's most mineral-rich countries was turned into one of its greatest tragedies." - Publishers Weekly Written over a century ago, Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness continues to dominate our vision of the Congo, unlikely as it might seem that a late-Victorian novella could encapsulate a country roughly equal in size to the United States east of the Mississippi. Conrad's Congo is hell itself, a place where civilization won't take, where literal and metaphor darknesses converge, and where human conduct, unmoored from social (Western, in other words) norms, turns barbaric. As Robert Edgerton shows in this crisply narrated yet sweeping work of history, the Congo is still trying to awaken from the nightmare of its past, struggling to pull free from the grip of the "heart of darkness" cliche. Plundered for centuries for its natural resources (which remain Africa's most abundant), the Congo was not always a place of horror. Before the Portuguese landed on its shores at the end of the 15th century, it was a prosperous and thriving region. The Congo River, the world's second longest as well as the deepest, and one of the only routes to the continent's interior, provided indigenous populations with ample means for living and trading. What the Portuguese found first to exploit were people, and with the slave trade began a dizzying downward spiral of conquest and degradation that continued for centuries. By the 19th century the race to explore the full length of the legendary river masked a fight for territorial and moral control among the French, Arabs, British, Germans, as well as American missionaries, all of whom dreamed of possessing Africa's very heart. When King Leopold of Belgium managed to solidify control in 1885, the Congo "question" seemed solved. His reign, of course, was almost pathological in its cruelty-the true source of Conrad's "horror"-and its grim legacy endures to this day. Edgerton documents the Congo's long, sad history with a sense of empathy with and admiration for the character of the land and its inhabitants. Since independence in June 1960, the country has endured the machinations and disappointments of one dictator after another, beginning with Patrice Lumumba, and continuing through Joseph Mobutu, Laurent Kabila, and today Kabila's son, Joseph, who assumed power after his father was assassinated in January 2001. Whether called the "Congo Free State," or "Zaire," or the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the country remains perilously unstable. The Troubled Heart of Africa is the only book to give a complete history of the Congo, filling in the blanks in the country's history before the advent of Henry Stanley, David Livingstone, King Leopold, and other figures, and carrying us straight into today's headlines. The Congo continues today to be the subject of intense speculation and concern, and with good reason: upon it hangs the fate of sub-Sahara Africa as a whole. Here is a book that helps us face the stark truths of the Congo's past and appreciate both the enormous potential and uncertainty of its future.
Through The Heart Of Africa
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Author : Frank Hulme Melland
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1912
Through The Heart Of Africa written by Frank Hulme Melland and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1912 with categories.
Nigeria
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Author : Thomas Anyanwu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997-03-01
Nigeria written by Thomas Anyanwu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-03-01 with categories.
The Graves Are Not Yet Full Race Tribe And Power In The Heart Of Africa
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Author : Bill Berkeley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001-03
The Graves Are Not Yet Full Race Tribe And Power In The Heart Of Africa written by Bill Berkeley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-03 with History categories.
The author presents situations and personalities of Africa as he knows them, along with the theory that "Africa's ruinous conflicts are not a product of age-old hatreds but of calculated tyranny."--Jacket.
Blood River
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Author : Tim Butcher
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Blood River written by Tim Butcher and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Congo (Democratic Republic) categories.
"Blood River is a modern classic of travel writing. Describing an epic journey Tim Butcher endured through equatorial Africa, it sheds light on one of the planet's greatest but overlooked human dramas, the turmoil in the Congo River basin which claims 1,500 lives each day." "Tim Butcher's forty-four day journey through the Congo, Blood river also masterfully examines the troubled history of the region, from its Belgian colonization in the late nineteenth century to its current age of unending turmoil. It is an unforgettable book, a remarkable story of adventure and a celebration of the survival spirit of millions of long-suffering Congolese."--BOOK JACKET.
A New World To Be Won
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Author : G. Scott Thomas
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2011-09-12
A New World To Be Won written by G. Scott Thomas and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-12 with History categories.
This book tells the story of 1960—a tumultuous, transitional year that unleashed the forces that eventually reshaped the American nation and the entire planet, to the joy of millions and the sorrow of millions more. In 1960, attitudes were changing; barriers were falling. It was a transitional year, during which the world as we know it today was beginning to take shape. While other books have focused on the presidential contest between Kennedy and Nixon, A New World to Be Won: John Kennedy, Richard Nixon, and the Tumultuous Year of 1960 illuminates the emerging forces that would transform the nation and the world during the 1960s, putting the election in the broader context of American history—and world history as well. While the author does devote a large portion of this book to the 1960 presidential campaign, he also highlights four pivotal trends that changed life for decades to come: unprecedented scientific breakthroughs, ranging from the Xerox copier to new spacecraft for manned flight; fragmentation of the international power structure, notably the schism between the Soviet Union and China; the pursuit of freedom, both through the civil rights movement at home and the drive for independence in Africa; and the elevation of pleasure and self-expression in American culture, largely as a result of federal approval of the birth-control pill and the increasing popularity of illegal drugs.
Crossing The Heart Of Africa
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Author : Julian Smith
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2010-12-07
Crossing The Heart Of Africa written by Julian Smith and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-07 with Fiction categories.
Banff Mountain Book Awards WINNER The spellbinding true story of retracing the extraordinary trek of Ewart "the Leopard" Grogan—the legendary British explorer who, in order to win the woman he loved, attempted to become the first person to cross Africa In 1898 the dashing British adventurer Ewart Grogan fell head-over-heels in love—but before he could marry, he needed the approval of his beloved's skeptical, aristocratic stepfather. Grogan, seeking to prove his worth and earn his love's hand, then set out on an epic quest to become the first man to cross the entire length of Africa, from Cape Town to Cairo, "a feat hitherto thought by many explorers to be impossible" (New York Times). A little more than a century later, American journalist Julian Smith also found himself madly in love with his girlfriend of seven years... but he was terrified by the prospect of marraige. Inspired by Grogan's story, which he discovered by chance, Smith decided to face his fears of commitment by retracing the explorer's amazing—but now forgotten—4,500-mile journey for love and glory through Africa. Crossing the Heart of Africa is the unforgettable account of these twin adventures, as Smith beautifully ineterweaves his own contemporary journey with Grogan's larger-than-life tale of cannibal attacks, charging elephants, deadly jungles, and romantic triumph. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITERS WESTERN WRITING AWARDS WINNER: GOLD PRIZE (TRAVEL) BANFF MOUNTAIN BOOK COMPETITION WINNER: SPECIAL JURY MENTION AMERICAN SOCIETY OF JOURNALISTS AND AUTHORS AWARDS BEST-BOOK WINNER: MEMOIR
The Central African Republic
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Author : Thomas E. O'toole
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-07-11
The Central African Republic written by Thomas E. O'toole and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-11 with Political Science categories.
A small, poor, little-known nation, the Central African Republic has had a troubled history, from the days of slave raids by Arab-speaking peoples from the north, through the bizarre rule of Jean-Bedel Bokassa, to the present military regime. Landlocked and possessing few resources beyond its famed diamonds, it is one of the least developed nations in Africa. Since its independence from France in 1959, it has of necessity continued to depend on its former colonial ruler. In this introduction to the Central African Republic, Dr. O'Toole examines the country's tumultuous past and current difficulties, the nature of the present political situation, and the roots of that situation in the colonial and precolonial periods. He also focuses on the roles of ethnicity, emerging urban problems, class formation, education, and religion in the social and cultural changes that the nation is currently undergoing. Finally, he realistically assesses the viability of the present government as a vehicle for economic development, stability, and reform.
Heart Of Darkness
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Author : Joseph Conrad
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2012-08-28
Heart Of Darkness written by Joseph Conrad and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-28 with Fiction categories.
In a novella which remains highly controversial to this day, Conrad explores the relations between Africa and Europe. On the surface, this is a horrifying tale of colonial exploitation. The narrator, Marlowe journeys on business deep into the heart of Africa. But there he encounters Kurtz, an idealist apparently crazed and depraved by his power over the natives, and the meeting prompts Marlowe to reflect on the darkness at the heart of all men. This short but complex and often ambiguous story, which has been the basis of several films and plays, continues to provoke interpretation and discussion. Heart of Darkness grew out of a journey Joseph Conrad took up the Congo River; the verisimilitude that the great novelist thereby brought to his most famous tale everywhere enhances its dense and shattering power. Apparently a sailor’s yarn, it is in fact a grim parody of the adventure story, in which the narrator, Marlow, travels deep into the heart of the Congo where he encounters the crazed idealist Kurtz and discovers that the relative values of the civilized and the primitive are not what they seem. Heart of Darkness is a model of economic storytelling, an indictment of the inner and outer turmoil caused by the European imperial misadventure, and a piercing account of the fragility of the human soul.
A Heart For Africa
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Author : Annie Jensen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
A Heart For Africa written by Annie Jensen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Religion categories.
The former executive director of Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) tells the compelling story of the Rafiki Foundation, complete with breathtaking photographs of Africa.