{"product_id":"postcards-from-congo-a-graphic-history-paperback","title":"Postcards from Congo: A Graphic History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdmund Trueman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDidier Gondola\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Democratic Republic of Congo, the second-largest country in Africa by area, has had a fractured and bloody history, variously undone by decades of colonialism, civil war, corruption, and totalitarian rule. The country has played a crucial role in the economic growth of the Global North, but in doing so, has suffered immensely. So many seminal advances in technology were possible only through the extraction of materials from Congo, from rubber to copper to uranium to coltan. In each case, the Congolese people paid a great price exacerbated by the weight of colonial exploitation and dictatorial rule. \u003c\/p\u003eIn this comprehensive graphic history, author and illustrator Edmund Trueman explores the fractious story of Congo. Through deft illustrations and storytelling, Congo's history―not widely known to Western readers―comes vividly alive. We see how Congolese musicians have spread their language across Africa by creating some of the most popular music on the continent, and how Congolese women have spent decades sidestepping sexist legislation to become leaders in local business. From resistance against colonialism to the fight for independence and the self-determination to make a life in an almost stateless place, \u003ci\u003ePostcards from Congo\u003c\/i\u003e depicts how the Congolese people have resisted and survived in order to take control of their lives and the country they call home.Includes a foreword by historian Didier Gondola, Professor of African History at Johns Hopkins University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDidier Gondola is Professor of African History at Johns Hopkins University. He has a PhD in African History from the Université Paris 7 in 1993. His publications include numerous articles and chapters on popular cultures (music, fashion, gambling, and memory), gender and postcolonial issues in Central Africa and the African diaspora in France. His most recent book is \u003ci\u003eTropical Cowboys\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eYouth Gangs, Violence, and Masculinities in Colonial Kinshasa\u003c\/i\u003e (Indiana University Press). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 10.4 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766219374880,"sku":"9781551528953","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cbfb7452d533142756336c038c250a1d.webp?v=1780287612","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/postcards-from-congo-a-graphic-history-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}