Nature and Culture in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Biodiversity |
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Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Biodiversity |
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Author | : Richard Peterson |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2019-03-06 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0429721528 |
A rich, interdisciplinary study of Central African land ethics incorporating conversations with local rainforest inhabitants that yield vibrant new insights into the dilemmas of sustaining Africa's rainforests and its people. In Conversations in the Rainforest, Richard B. Peterson combines interdisciplinary research and intimate, first-hand convers
Author | : Louis Rwagasore |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 2016-07-22 |
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ISBN | : 9781535433860 |
Art and Culture of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Congo environment. Before experiencing radical transformations in the colonial era, Congolese societies had already experienced major disruptions. From the 15th to the 17th century several important state systems evolved in the southern savanna region. The most important were the Kongo kingdom in the west and the Luba-Lunda states in the east. They developed elaborate political institutions, buttressed by symbolic kingship and military force. Power emanated from the capital to outlying areas through appointed chiefs or local clan heads. Competition for the kingship often led to civil strife, however, and, with the rise of the slave trade, new sources of instability influenced regional politics. The history of the Kongo peoples in the 16th century
Author | : Rita Milios |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 2014-09-02 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1422294358 |
The name Democratic Republic of the Congo is a misnomer: the country has never been truly democratic or a republic. For decades this country in central Africa, which was once known as Zaire, was ruled by a brutal and corrupt dictator, Mobutu Sese Seko. Since the mid-1990s, when Mobutu's government was overthrown, various groups within Congo have been fighting for power. Although a peace agreement was signed in 2003 and a new constitution adopted in 2006, fighting has continued in the eastern part of the country. Overall, the Second Congo War involved nine African nations and caused more than 5.4 million deaths, making it the deadliest conflict since World War II. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the second-largest country in Africa and possesses a wealth of natural resources. However, the government still has no control over large areas of the country, and the years of fighting have devastated the economy. Although the prospects for peace have improved, it will take years for Congo to fully recover from its devastating civil war.
Author | : Malene Mortensen |
Publisher | : GRIN Verlag |
Total Pages | : 22 |
Release | : 2013-09-23 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 3656502374 |
Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2013 in the subject Sociology - Politics, Majorities, Minorities, grade: 10 out of 12, University of Copenhagen (Institute of Political Science), course: Order, Conflict and Violence, language: English, abstract: "In this final paper I argue that theories on civil war today are insufficient as to fully explain the reasons that the violence in Democratic Republic of Congo[DRC] has reached an intensity and persistence, that not even the UNs second-largest peace-keeping force is to control the violent forces. I use this a starting point for an investigation of the evolution in social structures in DRC during colonialism and independence before and after the Cold War. This shows how a breakdown of social structures and institutions led to fragile or dysfunctional neopatrimonialism under President Mobutu and a social structure after the Cold War that revolves around violence. This leads to a discussion of reasons for the persistence and the character of the violence in DRC."
Author | : Prentzas |
Publisher | : Cherry Lake Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012-08-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781610806176 |
Learn about the history, culture, and geography of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Author | : Artie Lallemand |
Publisher | : Independently Published |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 2021-04-23 |
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The book helps readers to better understand human life in Congo. It is 1960. Almost all the black people of Congo are with great hope and joy. On June 30th they will receive Independence.
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Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 181 |
Release | : 2005-01-01 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 082136121X |
This publication examines key issues related to the development of the education sector in Democratic Republic of Congo, focusing on the primary and secondary levels. Topics discussed include: background context, structure of the education system, education finance, learning outcomes and conditions, and educational quality aspects; as well as a chapter on the organisation, quality and financing of the higher education sector.
Author | : Joseph R. Oppong |
Publisher | : Chelsea House Pub |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780791092491 |
Examines the geography, history, economy, and culture of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country struggling to recover from ongoing war.
Author | : Tshilemalema Mukenge |
Publisher | : Greenwood |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0313314853 |
The Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly Zaire, continues to struggle with socioeconomic and political development. Culture and Customs of the Congo provides the full context of traditional culture and modern practices against a backdrop of a turbulent history. The volume opens up a land and peoples little known in the United States. Written expressly to meet the needs of students and the general audience, the work will inform about the geography, economy, political history, and history from the slave trade to dictatorship; ancestral religions and inroads of western faiths; ancestral literary heritage and communication; art, architecture, and housing; diet and dress; marriage, family, and women; lifestyles and life events, and traditional and modern music and dance. Congolese society comprises hundreds of ethnic groups, such as the Luba, the Kongo, and the Kuba. The countryside is largely based on the hunting and gathering, herding, and farming lifestyles. The city is marked by lifestyles reflecting the prevalence of small business activities and increasing cultural sycretism of customs from different parts of the Congo and Western imports. Mukenge's narrative gives the diverse perspectives of their cultures with their fascinating juxtapositions to our familiar western ways. Examples of this are found in the Religion and Worldview chapter, which discusses ancestral religions, the spirits of the land, and supernatural power practitioners. The Literature chapter covers verbal competition and game songs. Congolese cuisine is based on starches such as the cassava root, the corn, and the plantain; green vegetables, insects, fish and, to a lesser extent, meat. Other chapters cover topics from the distinct Congolese dress and symbolic adornments, all-important family lines, to ceremonial music and dance. A chronology and glossary are added value.