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1889Best.-Nr. 1250325.28L. Bourlard Bruxelles 1889. . Very Good. 8vo paperback. Vg condition. Covers lightly soiled. contents clean no marking or writing: appears unread - most pages still uncut. . Binding square and tight. 127 pp. text plus maps and charts. An interesting original publication outlining the ambitious project to ultimately traverse the Congo by rail line. L. Bourlard, Bruxelles paperback
1907Best.-Nr. 30722London: Religious Tract Society 1907. First Edition. Illustrated with 17 full-page plates and a folding map of Congo at the end of the volume. Thick 8vo publisher's original brick-red cloth the spine and upper cover lettered in gilt top edge gilt. xx 446 14 ads. pp. A fine and handsome copy clean and very well preserved. FIRST EDITION AN EXPANSIVE AND ELUSIVE BIOGRAPHY OF A CONGO PIONEER WRITTEN BY HIS WIFE. A fine work with extensive commentary on the geography the people and the social and cultural interactions of the period. An enlightening look into Congo at a time that the Belgian's were establishing rule over a vast area of the territory. Religious Tract Society hardcover
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Best.-Nr. 386820 May 1916; on letterhead '3 PARLIAMENT HILL MANSIONS HIGHGATE ROAD N.W.'. Editor 1857-1921 of the manuscript newspaper 'Congo Mirror' who 'drew attention to irregularities in Congo Free State 1886; . and accused Congo officials of murders and atrocities; with help he carried on the agitation until the Congo Reform Association was formed; in a series of letters to the African Mail entitled the Lower Congo he pointed out the injustice of the French rule and the concessionnaire system in Congo Francais' Who's Who. Three pages 12mo. On grey paper. Very good. Docketed in pen and green pencil. 'I have the honour to submit a paper on the foundations of government which I shd like to read to the members of the Society. I hope I have made the discovery of the hidden "elemental factor" in all government quite clear as well as the harm which must follow any sic the exclusion of any one of the factors in government.' Refers to previous works 'At the Back of the Blackmans mind' 'Nigerian Studies' and claims to 'have got at the elemental factors after many years of a close study of the West African languages & philosophy.' Asks 'as an old member of the Society' 'for any advice you may be willing to give me that may help me to propogate the knowledge which I believe to be so necessary for right ruling.' 'In the event of your seeing your way to giving me a platform I should like the chair to be taken by Mr. Sidney Low.' Signed 'R. E. Dennett'. In postscript states that he is 'Senior Conservator of Forests Southern Provinces Nigeria'. 20 May 1916; on letterhead '3 PARLIAMENT HILL MANSIONS, | HIGHGATE ROAD, N.W.' unknown
1922Best.-Nr. 7647Luebo Congo Belge Africa: The J. Leighton Wilson Press American Presbyterian Congo Mission 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Plain mauve cloth 5 x 7 inches 58 pp. index clean text. No entries for any edition at WorldCat. We have seen three binding varieties for this issue: blue pebble cloth dark green pebble cloth and a mauve plain cloth.There are 38 articles in the Constitution - these define the work the officers & workers the powers of the officers the election of officers &c. The By-Laws start with no. 39 and run to no. 113. These treat with standing committees and their duties how appointed then practical matters of budgets ordering supplies hospital and medical fees &c. Ends with a 8 pp. index. The J. Leighton Wilson Press | American Presbyterian Congo Mission hardcover
1922Best.-Nr. 7646Luebo Congo Belge Africa: The J. Leighton Wilson Press American Presbyterian Congo Mission 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Dark green pebble cloth 5 x 7 inches a few blotchy stains to the binding 58 pp. index clean text. No entries for any edition at WorldCat. We have seen three binding varieties for this issue: blue pebble cloth dark green pebble cloth and a mauve plain cloth.There are 38 articles in the Constitution - these define the work the officers & workers the powers of the officers the election of officers &c. The By-Laws start with no. 39 and run to no. 113. These treat with standing committees and their duties how appointed then practical matters of budgets ordering supplies hospital and medical fees &c. Ends with a 8 pp. index. The J. Leighton Wilson Press | American Presbyterian Congo Mission hardcover
Best.-Nr. 19807Temple London . 21 May 1867. 2pp. 12mo. With mourning border. In good condition lightly aged. When Twiss 'suggested the circumstance' Sir R. Palmer 'had some doubts about the United States Courts having limited the criminal consequences of violating neutrality to the cruise last word underlined'. There was also 'some doubt about the effect of a sale by a <> of a Prize Court to a third party. Twiss thinks 'it might be desirable to print & circulate the enclosed observations bearing upon those two points'. Temple [ London ]. 21 May 1867. unknown
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1951Best.-Nr. EXP015Brussels: The Tourist Bureau for the Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi 1951. 1st. Hardcover. Good. Brussels: The Tourist Bureau for the Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi 1951 Good Traveller's guide to the Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi First Edition 1951 757 pp Book is an Ex-Library copy in good condition No DJ Blue-gray cloth cover with gold gilt lettering & blue decoration on spine All edges have blue-gray stippled/staining Rubbing/bumping to spine edges & corners Sunning on spine Library markings including written publisher & catalog number on spine bookplate & usual stampingsThere are signs of visible wear which may include markings bookplate or authors name bumping small tears non-major spine or binding defects but book is still wholly intact SEE PICTURES for any wear or defects Condition based on age of book To ensure you receive the quality of book expected we provide pictures of NOTICEABLE WEAR for ALL books we sell with marked conditions of GOOD If you have any questions at all don't hesitate to send us an email The Tourist Bureau for the Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi hardcover
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2010br. Dal 1996 la Repubblica Democratica del Congo è sprofondata in una guerra atroce e di difficile soluzione. Secondo alcune stime i morti supererebbero i cinque milioni. Attraverso un approccio storico-antropologico, l'autore si interroga sulle radici e sulle molteplici dimensioni del conflitto, gettando luce sulla sua estrema complessità. La predazione e il traffico delle risorse naturali - in particolare oro, coltan, diamanti e legname - alimentano un'economia di guerra dalle ramificazioni globali. Ma non basta: il collasso dello stato, insieme alla profonda crisi economica e sociale, colpisce in particolare le nuove generazioni, sempre più povere e ai margini della società. La "crisi giovanile" è dunque una delle ragioni di questa guerra. L'autore si concentra in particolare sui bambini soldato e sui giovani combattenti che hanno militato nei numerosi eserciti e milizie del Congo. In un contesto dove la scuola rappresenta un costo eccessivo per la maggior parte delle famiglie e dove le opportunità lavorative sono limitate, l'arruolamento rappresenta una delle rare possibilità di mobilità sociale e un'alternativa a una condizione di povertà e marginalità. D'altra parte la violenza in Congo non regola soltanto la sfera politica ed economica, ma si insinua nei rapporti sociali più intimi, al punto che molti bambini trovano nelle milizie un luogo più sicuro delle loro famiglie. II libro è il frutto di una lunga ricerca sul campo condotta principalmente nel Kivu, la regione epicentro del conflitto.
2014br. Il dottor Denis Mukwege è un gigante sorridente con lo sguardo pacifico e la voce rassicurante. Così viene descritto da chi lo ha incontrato e intervistato e dalle migliaia di donne vittime di violenza sessuale che ha curato nel suo ospedale, il Panzi Hospital nel Kivu Sud, la provincia più insanguinata della Repubblica Democratica del Congo. Da oltre vent'anni il ginecologo cuce e ripara, ascolta le storie delle sue pazienti, quando può prega, si indigna ma non si rassegna. A mani nude si batte contro le atrocità di una guerra in cui lo stupro è utilizzato come un'arma da tutti gli schieramenti e il corpo della donna si è trasformato in un nuovo campo di battaglia. Colette Braeckman, grande specialista del Congo, raccoglie la testimonianza fuori dal comune del dottor Mukwege, che in questi anni ha vissuto gli orrori della guerra in prima linea, sfiorando la morte più di una volta. Attraverso il racconto dell'uomo che ripara le donne, e che incessantemente è costretto a ricominciare tutto da capo, le sequenze del disastro acquistano nuova luce e soprattutto nuove ombre. Un piccolo "corso di storia" tra i moventi sotterranei dei signori della guerra senza fede né legge, le ambiguità del mondo della cooperazione, le colpevoli mancanze della comunità internazionale e la sorte riservata ai più deboli, popolazione inerme vittima dei saccheggi, bambini assoldati da mercenari senza scrupoli, e le donne, che pagano il prezzo più alto sulla propria pelle. Il risultato è un'opera che non può lasciare indifferenti, il resoconto spietato di una delle grandi tragedie ignorate dei nostri tempi, e il ritratto di un eroe moderno che ha consacrato la sua vita a un ideale, prendersi cura dei più bisognosi, diventare medico, essere un muganga.
