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Consuming the Congo
War and Conflict Minerals in the World's Deadliest Place
Buch von Peter H Eichstaedt
Sprache: Englisch

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Going behind the headlines and deep into the brutal world of the Congo, this expose examines why eastern Congo is the most dangerous place on the planet. While the Western world takes for granted its creature comforts such as cell phones or computers, five million Congolese needlessly die in the quest for the valuable minerals that make those technologies work. Much of the war-torn country has largely become lawless, overrun by warlords who exploit and murder the population for their own gain. Delving into the history of the former Belgian colony, this book exposes the horror of day-to-day life in the Congo, largely precipitated by colonial exploitation and internal strife after gaining independence. It offers not only a view into the dire situation but also examines how the Western world, a part of the problem, can become a part of the solution.
Going behind the headlines and deep into the brutal world of the Congo, this expose examines why eastern Congo is the most dangerous place on the planet. While the Western world takes for granted its creature comforts such as cell phones or computers, five million Congolese needlessly die in the quest for the valuable minerals that make those technologies work. Much of the war-torn country has largely become lawless, overrun by warlords who exploit and murder the population for their own gain. Delving into the history of the former Belgian colony, this book exposes the horror of day-to-day life in the Congo, largely precipitated by colonial exploitation and internal strife after gaining independence. It offers not only a view into the dire situation but also examines how the Western world, a part of the problem, can become a part of the solution.
Über den Autor
Peter Eichstaedt is a veteran journalist and author dedicated revealing the stories behind human rights abuses. Formerly senior editor for Uganda Radio Network and Africa editor for the Institute of War and Peace in Reporting in The Hague, Eichstaedt traveled extensively in Africa to cover war crimes and trials. He won the 2010 Colorado Book Award for history for his book First Kill Your Family: Child Soldiers of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army and is the author of If You Poison Us: Uranium and Native Americans and Pirate State: Inside Somalia's Terrorism at Sea. He makes his home base near Denver, Colorado, and is currently on assignment in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Genre: Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Buch
ISBN-13: 9781569763100
ISBN-10: 1569763100
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Eichstaedt, Peter H
Hersteller: Chicago Review Press
Maße: 237 x 161 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Peter H Eichstaedt
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.07.2011
Gewicht: 0,498 kg
Artikel-ID: 108180540
Über den Autor
Peter Eichstaedt is a veteran journalist and author dedicated revealing the stories behind human rights abuses. Formerly senior editor for Uganda Radio Network and Africa editor for the Institute of War and Peace in Reporting in The Hague, Eichstaedt traveled extensively in Africa to cover war crimes and trials. He won the 2010 Colorado Book Award for history for his book First Kill Your Family: Child Soldiers of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army and is the author of If You Poison Us: Uranium and Native Americans and Pirate State: Inside Somalia's Terrorism at Sea. He makes his home base near Denver, Colorado, and is currently on assignment in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Genre: Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Buch
ISBN-13: 9781569763100
ISBN-10: 1569763100
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Eichstaedt, Peter H
Hersteller: Chicago Review Press
Maße: 237 x 161 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Peter H Eichstaedt
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.07.2011
Gewicht: 0,498 kg
Artikel-ID: 108180540
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