02739nam 2200649 450 991079040750332120210311111955.01-350-22306-91-78032-348-41-78032-346-81-78032-347-610.5040/9781350223066(CKB)2550000001114404(SSID)ssj0001034955(PQKBManifestationID)12486319(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001034955(PQKBWorkID)11029473(PQKB)10740250(MiAaPQ)EBC1404651(Au-PeEL)EBL1404651(CaPaEBR)ebr10754394(CaONFJC)MIL514256(OCoLC)857711522(OCoLC)864551486(CaBNVSL)9781350223066(EXLCZ)99255000000111440420210311h20212013 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrThe Democratic Republic of Congo between hope and despair /Michael DeibertLondon, England :Zed Books,2013.[London, England] :Bloomsbury Publishing,20211 online resource (282 pages) mapsAfrican argumentsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-78032-345-X 1-299-83005-6 Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-244) and index.Prologue : the killing fields -- Kingdom of Kongo to first Congo Republic -- Fire in his wake -- The great Congo wars -- Enter his father's house -- One hundred per cent Congolese -- Glittering demons -- Threats from within and without -- A false peace -- Elections, encore -- Rebellion after rebellion.The Democratic Republic of Congo has been home to the deadliest conflicts of the postwar era and hosts the world's largest UN peacekeeping mission. Journalist Michael Deibert travels from war-torn villages in the country's east to the capital of Kinshasa to bring us the voices of the Congolese and explore the complicated political, ethnic and economic geography of this often misunderstood country, iconic for its great potential and dashed hopes.African arguments.Politics & governmentbicsscCongo (Democratic Republic)History1997-Congo (Democratic Republic)Politics and government1997-Politics & government967.51034Deibert Michael1475335NCaBNVSLCaBNVSLBOOK9910790407503321The Democratic Republic of Congo3689513UNINA