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Author : William Holman Bentley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Africa, Central
ISBN : HARVARD:HXDQZI
Author : John H. Weeks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1911
Category : Congo (Brazzaville)
ISBN : UOM:39015012334531
Author : Graeme Ewens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Jazz
ISBN : 0952365510
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-14
Category : History
ISBN : 0461680793
Author : John Prendergast,Fidel Bafilemba
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,6 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 : W. Holman Bentley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1330616367
Excerpt from Life on the Congo About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : W. Holman Bentley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Congo (Democratic Republic)
ISBN : OCLC:606188738
Author : J. P. Daughton
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780393541021
The epic story of the Congo-Océan railroad and the human costs and contradictions of modern empire. The Congo-Océan railroad stretches across the Republic of Congo from Brazzaville to the Atlantic port of Pointe-Noir. It was completed in 1934, when Equatorial Africa was a French colony, and it stands as one of the deadliest construction projects in history. Colonial workers were subjects of an ostensibly democratic nation whose motto read “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity,” but liberal ideals were savaged by a cruelly indifferent administrative state. African workers were forcibly conscripted and separated from their families, and subjected to hellish conditions as they hacked their way through dense tropical foliage—a “forest of no joy”; excavated by hand thousands of tons of earth in order to lay down track; blasted their way through rock to construct tunnels; or risked their lives building bridges over otherwise impassable rivers. In the process, they suffered disease, malnutrition, and rampant physical abuse, likely resulting in at least 20,000 deaths. In the Forest of No Joy captures in vivid detail the experiences of the men, women, and children who toiled on the railroad, and forces a reassessment of the moral relationship between modern industrialized empires and what could be called global humanitarian impulses—the desire to improve the lives of people outside of Europe. Drawing on exhaustive research in French and Congolese archives, a chilling documentary record, and heartbreaking photographic evidence, J.P. Daughton tells the epic story of the Congo-Océan railroad, and in doing so reveals the human costs and contradictions of modern empire.
Author : Peter Eichstaedt
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781569769003
Describes the "conflict minerals" mined in the Congo amidst armed conflict and human rights abuses including gold, diamonds, coltan, tin, and tungsten used in cell phones, computers, and other electronics. Explores the slave labor, violence, and disease killing millions of Congolese mining these resources, and offers ways one can help.
Author : W Holman 1855-1905 Bentley
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1018570098
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Herbert Ward
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Congo (Democratic Republic)
ISBN : HARVARD:32044020065561
Author : John H. Weeks
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4066339529649
"Congo life and folklore" by John H. Weeks. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Author : Jeffrey Tayler
Publisher : Crown
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2001-10-09
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780609808269
Faced with an identity crisis in his work and his life, seasoned traveler and journalist Jeffrey Tayler made a bold decision. He would leave behind his mundane existence in Moscow to re-create the legendary British explorer Henry Stanley’s trip down the Congo in a dugout canoe, stocked with food, medicine, and even a gun-toting guide. But once his tiny boat pushed off the banks of this mysterious river, Tayler realized he was in a place where maps and supplies would have no bearing on his survival. As Tayler navigates this immense waterway, he encounters a land of smothering heat and intense rains, wary villagers, corrupt officials and dead-eyed soldiers demanding bribes, jungle animals, mosquitoes, and, surprisingly, breathtaking natural beauty. Filled with honesty and rich description, Facing the Congo is a sophisticated depiction of today’s Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country brought to its knees by a succession of despotic leaders. But most mportant, Tayler’s stunning narrative is a deeply satisfying personal journey of fear and awakening, with a message that will resonate with anyone who has ever felt compelled, whether in life or in fantasy, to truly explore and experience our world.
Author : Julia Lake Skinner Kellersberger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : Blacks
ISBN : UOM:39015034002504
"Story of a Southern Negro, removed only one generation from slavery, who left a Mississippi plantation to devote her life to carrying the Gospel to the people of Africa."--Dust jacket flap.
Author : Mapendo Ndongotsi,Argentine Imanirakunda,Dawn Hurley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-29
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0578576155
When the author first moves to eastern Congo, she stumbles through a new language and culture, trying to construct a life for herself in a city built on the edge of disaster. In search of community, she becomes friends with Argentine and Mapendo, two young Congolese women who navigate their perilous lives on crutches with camaraderie, laughter, and faith. This story follows the three women's decade-long friendship, a relationship that spans continents, and leads to a world they never could have imagined. ¿¿The Place Between Our Fears is at once a love song to Congo and a gripping account of war, poverty, and displacement. Ultimately it is an unforgettable story of hope and friendship and a call to community in the face of every fear.
