Notice bibliographique
- Notice
Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Prendergast, John (1963-....)
Bafilemba, Fidel
Titre(s) : Congo stories [Texte imprimé] : 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 ; iIllustrations by Sam Ilus ; photographs by Ryan Gosling
Édition : First edition
Publication : New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2018
Description matérielle : xiv, 334 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"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
Sujet(s) : Malédiction des ressources naturelles -- Congo (République démocratique)
Ressources minérales -- Aspect politique -- Congo (République démocratique)
Politique et gouvernement -- Congo (République démocratique)
Conditions économiques -- Congo (République démocratique) -- 1960-....
Congo (République démocratique) -- Histoire
Indice(s) Dewey :
967.510 3 (23e éd.) = Histoire - République démocratique du Congo - 1960-....
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781455584642. - ISBN 1455584649. - ISBN 9781549194788 (erroné). - ISBN 154919478X
(erroné). - ISBN 9781455584611 (erroné). - ISBN 1455584614 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb456582074
Notice n° :
FRBNF45658207
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : 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.