LEADER 02739nam 2200649 450 001 9910810540603321 005 20210311111955.0 010 $a1-350-22306-9 010 $a1-78032-348-4 010 $a1-78032-346-8 010 $a1-78032-347-6 024 7 $a10.5040/9781350223066 035 $a(CKB)2550000001114404 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001034955 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12486319 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001034955 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11029473 035 $a(PQKB)10740250 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1404651 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1404651 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10754394 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL514256 035 $a(OCoLC)857711522 035 $a(OCoLC)864551486 035 $a(CaBNVSL)9781350223066 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001114404 100 $a20210311h20212013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Democratic Republic of Congo $ebetween hope and despair /$fMichael Deibert 210 1$aLondon, England :$cZed Books,$d2013. 210 2$a[London, England] :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2021 215 $a1 online resource (282 pages) $cmaps 225 1 $aAfrican arguments 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-78032-345-X 311 $a1-299-83005-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 209-244) and index. 327 $aPrologue : 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. 330 $aThe Democratic Republic of Congo has been home to the deadliest conflicts of the postwar era and hosts the world's largest UN peacekeeping mission. Journalist Michael Deibert travels from war-torn villages in the country's east to the capital of Kinshasa to bring us the voices of the Congolese and explore the complicated political, ethnic and economic geography of this often misunderstood country, iconic for its great potential and dashed hopes. 410 0$aAfrican arguments. 606 $aPolitics & government$2bicssc 607 $aCongo (Democratic Republic)$xHistory$y1997- 607 $aCongo (Democratic Republic)$xPolitics and government$y1997- 615 7$aPolitics & government 676 $a967.51034 700 $aDeibert$b Michael$01620376 801 0$bN 801 1$bCaBNVSL 801 2$bCaBNVSL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810540603321 996 $aThe Democratic Republic of Congo$94100073 997 $aUNINA