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, 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, pragmatism and ingenuity which characterises so much of daily life in Goma. Resigned and hardened by struggle, the protagonists of the book give the impression that life is neither beautiful nor ugly, but an unending skirmish with destiny. In doing so, they offer startling insights into the social, cultural and political landscape of this unique city.>

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Theodore Kabuyaya Trefon, Trefon Theodore, Noel Kabuyaya, Noël Kabuyaya, Theodore Trefon
• Editore: Zed Books
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 31.01.2018
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Istruzione
• EAN: 9781786991409
• ISBN: 978-1-78699-140-9
• Numero di pagine: 256
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 15.2 x 23.2 x 1.6 cm
• Categorie: Oral History, Cultural Studies, David van Reybrouck, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Social and cultural anthropology, Sociology & anthropology, Urban communities, Development Studies, Higher education, tertiary education, Sociology and anthropology, Development economics and emerging economies, Congo, Armed Conflict, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), For higher / tertiary / university education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher, Democratic Republic of Congo, Global South / Developing countries, Michela Wrong, Congo's Environmental Paradox, Theodore Trefon, Louisa Lombard, Hilary Matfess, Congo's Violent Peace, Women and the War on Boko Haram, State of Rebellion, Living by the Gun in Chad, Ernest Harsch, Burkina Faso:A History of Power, Protest, and Revolution, The Congo from Leopold to Kabila, Dancing in the Glory of Monsters, Last Days of the Mekong, Jason Stearns, Aili Mari Tripp, Women's Activism in Africa, In the Footsteps of Mr Kurtz: Living on the brink in Mobutu's Congo, Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja, Patience Kabamba, Marielle Debos, From Charity to Parity, Séverine Autesserre, Peaceland and The Trouble With the Congo