Congo stories : battling five centuries of exploitation and greed / John Prendergast and Fidel Bafilemba ; foreword by Soriya Aziz Souleymane ; postscript by Dave Eggers ; afterword by Chouchou Namegabe ; illustrations by Sam Ilus ; photographs by Ryan Gosling.
2018
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Congo stories : battling five centuries of exploitation and greed / John Prendergast and Fidel Bafilemba ; foreword by Soriya Aziz Souleymane ; postscript by Dave Eggers ; afterword by Chouchou Namegabe ; illustrations by Sam Ilus ; photographs by Ryan Gosling.
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Edition
First edition.
Imprint
New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2018.
Copyright
©2018
Description
xiv, 334 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Foreword / by Soraya Aziz Souleymane
Why Congo?
The story of the Kongo Kingdom : before and after the Europeans landed
How Congo helped build America and Europe : following the money and greed for five centuries
A den of highly armed thieves
Africa's first World War : reverberations from Rwanda's genocide
Road to Congo by Ryan Gosling
Crimes against humanity : ground zero
Life today in one part of Congo
Congo responds to the onslaught : the whistle for change
Davids and Goliaths : global rights activists vs. the war profitters
Steve Jobs and conflict minerals : Apple and corporate-driven change
War crimes shouldn't pay : lessons from Al Capone to al-Qaeda
Vanquishing the vampires : what you can do
Countering myths and stereotypes
Postscript / by Dave Eggers
Afterword / by Chouchou Namegabe
"A geological scandal" results in a governing disaster
About the contributors
Final thoughts from John.
Why Congo?
The story of the Kongo Kingdom : before and after the Europeans landed
How Congo helped build America and Europe : following the money and greed for five centuries
A den of highly armed thieves
Africa's first World War : reverberations from Rwanda's genocide
Road to Congo by Ryan Gosling
Crimes against humanity : ground zero
Life today in one part of Congo
Congo responds to the onslaught : the whistle for change
Davids and Goliaths : global rights activists vs. the war profitters
Steve Jobs and conflict minerals : Apple and corporate-driven change
War crimes shouldn't pay : lessons from Al Capone to al-Qaeda
Vanquishing the vampires : what you can do
Countering myths and stereotypes
Postscript / by Dave Eggers
Afterword / by Chouchou Namegabe
"A geological scandal" results in a governing disaster
About the contributors
Final thoughts from John.
Summary
"For five centuries, right up to the present, Americans and Europeans have benefited enormously from an astonishing history of exploitation of the people and natural resources of a country in the heart of Africa; the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The people of Congo are fighting back, risking their lives to resist and alter the deadly status quo. And human rights movements led by young people in the US and Europe are supporting those Congolese change-makers. As a result, the way the world deals with Congo is finally changing. Fidel Bafilemba, Ryan Gosling, and John Prendergast traveled to Congo in order to better understand that history and to document stories of Congolese upstanders who are building a better future for their country and young Congolese overcoming enormous odds just to go to school and care for their families. Through Gosling's photographs of Congolese daily life, Bafilemba's profiles of heroic Congolese activists, and Prendergast's narratives of the extraordinary history and evolving social movements that directly link Congo with the United States and Europe, Congo Stories provides windows into the people, the challenges, and the possibilities that are impacting the course of Congo's destiny."--Dust jacket.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
KTX68 .P74 2018
Language
English
ISBN
9781455584642 hardcover
1455584649 hardcover
9781549194788 audio download
154919478X audio download
9781455584611 electronic book
1455584614 electronic book
1455584649 hardcover
9781549194788 audio download
154919478X audio download
9781455584611 electronic book
1455584614 electronic book
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