Goma
Stories of Strength and Sorrow from Eastern Congo
A city of over one million people caught between volcanic eruptions and armed conflict, Goma has come to embody the 'tragedy' that is the Democratic Republic of Congo. Often portrayed by outsiders as a living hell, Goma is nevertheless a city of opportunity for others.Drawing on a rich tapestry of personal narratives, from taxi driver to market trader, doctor to local humanitarian worker, Goma: Stories of Strength and Sorrow from Eastern Congo provides an engaging and unconventional portrait of an African city.In contrast to the bleak pessimism which dominates much of the writing on Congo, Trefon and Kabuyaya instead emphasise the resilience,…
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Weitere Autoren: Kabuyaya, Noël
- ISBN: 978-1-78699-143-0
- EAN: 9781786991430
- Produktnummer: 25061830
- Verlag: Zed Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 256 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 561 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
Über den Autor
Dr Theodore Trefon was educated at Boston University. He is an independent researcher and consultant currently based at the Free University of Brussels. He is also President of the Brussels Centre of African Studies. His research focuses on state-society relations, urban anthropology and environmental governance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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