Name: Postcards From Congo: A Graphic History (en Inglés)
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Author: Trueman, Edmund ; Gondola, Didier
ISBN: 9781551528953

portada Postcards From Congo: A Graphic History (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Edmund Trueman

Prefacio de

Didier Gondola

Editorial

Arsenal Pulp Press

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

176

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

26.4 x 17.8 x 1.3 cm

Peso

0.54 kg.

ISBN13

9781551528953

Categorías

África central
Historia de africa

Postcards From Congo: A Graphic History (en Inglés)

Edmund Trueman (Autor) · Didier Gondola (Prefacio de) · Arsenal Pulp Press · Tapa Blanda

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The Democratic Republic of Congo, the second-largest country in Africa by area, has had a fractured and bloody history, variously undone by decades of colonialism, civil war, corruption, and totalitarian rule. The country has played a crucial role in the economic growth of the Global North, but in doing so, has suffered immensely. So many seminal advances in technology were possible only through the extraction of materials from Congo, from rubber to copper to uranium to coltan. In each case, the Congolese people paid a great price exacerbated by the weight of colonial exploitation and dictatorial rule. In this comprehensive graphic history, author and illustrator Edmund Trueman explores the fractious story of Congo. Through deft illustrations and storytelling, Congo's history―not widely known to Western readers―comes vividly alive. We see how Congolese musicians have spread their language across Africa by creating some of the most popular music on the continent, and how Congolese women have spent decades sidestepping sexist legislation to become leaders in local business. From resistance against colonialism to the fight for independence and the self-determination to make a life in an almost stateless place, Postcards from Congo depicts how the Congolese people have resisted and survived in order to take control of their lives and the country they call home.Includes a foreword by historian Didier Gondola, Professor of African History at Johns Hopkins University.