Bibliograph

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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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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-320) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Congo stories

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1039187543

Responsibility statement

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

Sub title

battling five centuries of exploitation and greed

Table Of Contents

Foreword / by Soraya Aziz Souleymane -- Why Congo? -- The Kongo kingdom : before the Europeans landed -- Upstander profile: Dominique Bikaba -- The astonishing relationship between the West and Congo -- Upstander profile: Petna Ndalika -- Ryan's essay on being introduced to Congo -- Upstander profile: Justine Masika -- A den of highly armed thieves -- Upstander profile: Rebecca Kabugho -- Africa's first world war : reverberations from Rwanda's genocide -- Mass rape and child soldier recruitment : the horror continues -- Upstander profile: Dr. Denis Mukwege -- Fidel's story -- Life today in one part of Congo -- Congo responds to the onslaught : the whistle for change -- Upstander profile: Douce Namwezi -- Ryan's essay on changing the narrative in Congo -- Davids and Goliaths : global rights activists versus the war profiteers -- Upstander profile: Neema Namadamu -- Flipping the script : Steve Jobs, Apple, and corporate-driven change -- War crimes shouldn't pay : lessons from Al Capone to al-Qaeda -- Vanquishing the vampires : what you can do -- Conclusion: Countering myths and stereotypes -- Postscript / by Dave Eggers

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