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Author : Francesca Davis DiPiazza
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780822585725
Presents a photographic introduction to the land, history, government, economy, people, and culture of the African nation of Democratic Republic of Congo.
Author : Lye M. Yoka
Publisher : Revue Noire
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Kinshasa (Congo)
ISBN : UOM:39015056808036
Author : Debbie Nevins,Jay Heale
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781502636386
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the largest and most populous country in Central Africa. Its history has been marred by almost continuous war, and the Congolese people have long suffered through political tumult. Largely covered in dense rain forests, the country, also known as Congo-Kinshasa, is traversed by the Congo River, a lifeline that transports Congolese merchants with barges filled with fruit, grains, and bushmeat to local villages. Allow your readers to explore the vibrant culture and lush landscape of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in this book, which features informative sidebars and engaging color photographs.
Author : Michael Deibert
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781780323480
Over the past two decades, the Democratic Republic of Congo has been at the centre of the deadliest series of conflicts since the Second World War, and now hosts the largest United Nations peacekeeping mission in the world. In this compelling book, acclaimed journalist Michael Deibert paints a picture of a nation in flux, inching towards peace but at the same time solidifying into another era of authoritarian rule under its enigmatic president, Joseph Kabila. Featuring a wealth of first-hand interviews and secondary sources, the narrative travels from war-torn villages in the country's east to the chaotic, pulsing capital of Kinshasa in order to bring us the voices of the Congolese - from impoverished gold prospectors and market women to government officials - as it explores the complicated political, ethnic and economic geography of this tattered land. A must-read for anyone interested in contemporary Africa, The Democratic Republic of Congo: Between, Hope and Despair sheds new light on this sprawling and often misunderstood country that has become iconic both for its great potential and dashed hopes.
Author : Al Berenger
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781250213884
A colorfully illustrated, pocket-size picture book biography of the famous professional boxer and activist Muhammad Ali. Muhammad Ali remains one of the most inspiring and celebrated sports figures today. A gold-medal Olympian and multi-title winning boxer, Ali was an important civil rights activist. From his childhood growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, to his amateur boxing training beginning at the age of 12, to his achievements within the professional boxing ring and beyond as a conscientious objector, follow this extraordinary man's life and accomplishments. Pocket Bios are full of personality, introducing readers to fascinating figures from history with simple storytelling and cheerful illustrations. Titles include men and women from history, exploration, the sciences, the arts, the ancient world, and more.
Author : Gabriella Nugent
Publisher : Leuven University Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789462702998
In Colonial Legacies, Gabriella Nugent examines a generation of contemporary artists born or based in the Congo whose lens-based art attends to the afterlives and mutations of Belgian colonialism in postcolonial Congo. Focusing on three artists and one artist collective, Nugent analyses artworks produced by Sammy Baloji, Michèle Magema, Georges Senga and Kongo Astronauts, each of whom offers a different perspective onto this history gleaned from their own experiences. In their photography and video art, these artists rework existent images and redress archival absences, making visible people and events occluded from dominant narratives. Their artworks are shown to offer a re-reading of the colonial and immediate post-independence past, blurring the lines of historical and speculative knowledge, documentary and fiction. Nugent demonstrates how their practices create a new type of visual record for the future, one that attests to the ramifications of colonialism across time.
Author : John Prendergast,Fidel Bafilemba
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781455584611
From the author of the New York Times bestselling and award-winning Not on Our Watch, John Prendergast co-writes a compelling book with Fidel Bafilemba--with stunning photographs by Ryan Gosling--revealing the way in which the people and resources of the Democratic Republic of Congo have been used throughout the last five centuries to build, develop, advance, and safeguard the United States and Europe. The book highlights the devastating price Congo has paid for that support. However, the way the world deals with Congo is finally changing, and the book tells the remarkable stories of those in Congo and the United States leading that transformation. The people of Congo are fighting back against a tidal wave of international exploitation and governmental oppression to make things better for their nation, their neighborhoods, and their families. They are risking their lives to resist and alter the deadly status quo. And now, finally, there are human rights movements led by young people in the United States and Europe building solidarity with Congolese change-makers in support of dignity, justice, and equality for the Congolese people. As a result, the way the world deal with Congo is finally changing. Fidel Bafilemba, Ryan Gosling, and John Prendergast traveled to Congo to document some of the stories not only of the Congolese upstanders who are building a better future for their country but also of young Congolese people overcoming enormous odds just to go to school and help take care of 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 history, the people, the challenges, the possibilities, and the movements that could change the course of Congo's destiny. Chosen by Amazon as the Best Book of the Month for December 2018 in Biographies & Memoirs, History, and Nonfiction. Featuring the life story of Dr. Denis Mukwege, winner of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize
Author : Aphrodyi Antoine
Publisher : NubiTales
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780990870814
Just like any kid, Jack dreams of being a hero. In the reimagined story of Jack and the Beanstalk, Jack explores Hewa, the world of the giants. With Grandpa’s help, Jack uses his smarts and some very special tools passed down through the generations to defeat the giants. NubiTales retells classic children’s stories from a modern, multi-cultural perspective. Every story in the series celebrates diversity, and exposes children to people and places from a variety of cultural backgrounds.
Author : Christine Zuchora-Walske
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780822585695
Presents a photographic introduction to the land, history, government, economy, people, and culture of the island nation.
Author : Bogumil Jewsiewicki,Sammy Baloji
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Art
ISBN : 0945802552
"Congolese photographer and videographer Sammy Baloji explores the "beautiful time" when the labor of hardworking Congolese built a flourishing copper mining industry in what is now the Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Following independence in the 1960s, this industry suffered greatly under mismanagement by corrupt governments. Baloji's collages and photographs bring together images from the past and the present day to interrogate the meaning of memory."
Author : Rankin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Portrait photography
ISBN : 0956315518
A collection of photographs taken by Rankin when he visited the Democratic Republic of Congo with Oxfam in 2008 and again at the beginning of this year. Beautifully put together coffee table book of photographs and portraits of those who have been displaced by the fighting.
Author : Tariq Zaidi
Publisher : Kehrer Verlag
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3868289739
British photographer Tariq Zaidi presents a fashion subculture of Kinshasa & Brazzaville: La Sape, Societe des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Elegantes. Its followers are known as 'Sapeurs' ('Sapeuses' for women). Most have ordinary day jobs as taxi-drivers, tailors and gardeners, but as soon as they clock off they transform themselves into debonair dandies. Sashaying through the streets they are treated like rock stars - turning heads, bringing 'joie de vivre' to their communities and defying their circumstances.
Author : Thomas Streissguth
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780822585701
Presents a photographic introduction to the land, history, government, economy, people, and culture of the African nation of Rwanda.
Author : Sean Rorison
Publisher : Bradt Travel Guides
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1841622338
A guide to visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Congo that provides an overview of the countries' geography, climate, history, government, culture, politics, and economy and offers information on accommodations, transportation, entertainment, shopping, nightlife, attractions, restaurants, and sights.
Author : Emizet Francois Kisangani,Scott F. Bobb
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 718 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810863255
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.