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Consuming the Congo: War and Conflict Minerals in the World's Deadliest Place

By Peter Eichstaedt

Book information

Publisher
Lawrence Hill Books
Year
2011
ISBN
1569763100, 9781569763100
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8865416 bytes)
Pages
272\264
Library
Internet Archive
Time added
2021-04-18 18:21:13

Description

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.

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