Congo Inc.: Bismarck's Testament (Bofane In Koli Jean)(Paperback)

Congo Inc.: Bismarck's Testament (Bofane In Koli Jean)(Paperback)

To the sound of machine gun fire and the smell of burning flesh, award-winning author In Koli Jean Bofane leads readers on a perilous, satirical journey through the civil conflict and political instability that have been the logical outcome of generations of rapacious multinational corporate

Congo s. r. o. - In Koli Jean Bofane

In Koli Jean Bofane nám podává zprávu o tom, že srdce temnoty po sto letech ještě potemnělo. Hořký, sžíravý, sarkastický portrét plný černého humoru o dění v dnešní Demokratické republice Kongo, kde se už od dob Bismarckových sbíhají zájmy všech, kteří chtějí hrát

Lord Leverhulme's Ghosts: Colonial Exploitation in the Congo (Marchal Jules)(Paperback)

Ripe for Rebellion: Insurgency and Covert War in the Congo, 1960-1965 (Rookes Stephen)(Paperback)

After many years of political struggle, the Belgian Congo was finally granted its independence in June 1960.Becoming the Republic of the Congo and later the Democratic Republic of the Congo, what was supposed to be a momentous occasion in the country's history was rapidly transformed into a bitter

Play Dreams and Imitation in Childhood (Piaget Jean Jean)(Paperback)

Congo (Reybrouck David van)(Paperback / softback)

FINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL PRIZE FOR HISTORY 'Not only deserves the description 'epic', in its true sense, but the term 'masterpiece' as well'

The Christ Key: Unlocking the Centrality of Christ in the Old Testament (Bird Chad)(Paperback)

Discover Jesus in every book of the Old Testament.Reading the Old Testament can seem like exploring an old, mysterious mansion, packed with all sorts of strange rooms. The creation room, vast and sublime. The exodus room, with hardhearted pharaohs and dried-up seas. The war room, with bloody swords

The Message New Testament-MS (Peterson Eugene H.)(Paperback)

This New Testament is different from any other New Testament on the market. Written in the rhythms of today's language, The Message New Testament brings out the Scripture's expressive flavor that will bring a unique freshness whether you are reading it for the first time or have been studying it

Negotiating Public Services in the Congo: State, Society and Governance (de Herdt Tom)(Paperback)

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been widely derided as a failed state, unable to meet the basic needs of its citizens. But while state infrastructure continues to decay, many essential services continue to be provided at the local level, often through grassroots initiatives. So while,

Message Pocket New Testament Psalms and Proverbs-MS (Peterson Eugene H.)(Paperback)

This New Testament is different from any other New Testament on the market. Written in the rhythms of today's language, The Message New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs brings out the Scripture's expressive flavor that will bring a unique freshness whether you are reading it for the first time or

Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa (Stearns Jason)(Paperback)

A 'tremendous,' 'intrepid' history of the devastating war in the heart of Africa's Congo, with first-hand accounts of the continent's worst conflict in modern times. At the heart of Africa is the Congo, a country the size of Western Europe, bordering nine other nations, that since 1996 has been

Women of the Old Testament (Lifebuilder Study Guides) (Hunt Gladys)(Paperback / softback)

We tend to think that Old Testament women lived in a suppressive environment, under a patriarchy in which they had few

Anti-Crisis (Roitman Janet)(Paperback)

Crisis is everywhere: in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and the Congo; in housing markets, money markets, financial systems, state budgets, and sovereign currencies. In Anti-Crisis, Janet Roitman steps back from the cycle of crisis production to ask not just why we declare so many crises but also what

New Testament History & Literature (Martin Dale B.)(Paperback)

In this engaging introduction to the New Testament, Professor Dale B. Martin presents a historical study of the origins of Christianity by analyzing the literature of the earliest Christian movements. Focusing mainly on the New Testament, he also considers nonbiblical Christian writings of the era

Message Personal New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs-MS Numbered (Peterson Eugene H.)(Paperback)

This New Testament is different from any other New Testament on the market. Written in the rhythms of today's language, The Message New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs brings out the Scripture's expressive flavor that will bring a unique freshness whether you are reading it for the first time or

Red Rubber: King Leopold II's Regime; the Belgian Slave Trade in the Congo over Twenty Years, 1890-1910 (Morel Edmund Dene)(Paperback)

The terrifying reign of Leopold II, King of Belgium, was marked by atrocities in the Congo - murder, enslavement and violence was used in pursuit of raw rubber.Following advances in industry, rubber became a valuable commodity - at first, the Congolese thought this new trade would bring prosperity

In the Congo (Widmer Urs)(Paperback)

Kuno, a male nurse in a Swiss retirement home, has a new inmate: his father. In the confines of their new home, the pair does something surprising--they finally begin to talk. Kuno had always regarded his father as a boring man without a history or a destiny, until they are thrust together and he

The Eyes of Another Race: Roger Casement's Congo Report and 1903 Diary (Casement Sir Roger)(Paperback)

In 1903, Roger Casement, then a British consul, left his consular base on the Lower Congo River and made a journey through the regions of the Upper Congo to investigate at first hand reports of alleged atrocities. His subsequent report was a crucial instrument in the British government's efforts to

Linguistic Analysis of the Greek New Testament: Studies in Tools, Methods, and Practice (Porter Stanley E.)(Paperback)

In this volume, a leading expert brings readers up to date on the latest advances in New Testament Greek linguistics. Stanley Porter brings together a number of different studies of the Greek of the New Testament under three headings: texts and tools for analysis, approaching analysis, and doing

The One Year Book of Discovering Jesus in the Old Testament (Guthrie Nancy)(Paperback)

We tend to look to the New Testament to tell us about Jesus, yet it was the Old Testament about which Jesus said, 'the Scriptures point to me ' In The One Year Book of Discovering Jesus in the Old Testament, Bible teacher Nancy Guthrie takes readers from Genesis through Malachi, shining the light

Prayers of the New Testament (Lifebuilder Study Guides) (Baab Lynne (Reader))(Paperback / softback)

In this guide, you are invited to study eight prayers in the New Testament that contain beautiful language and deep thoughts, evoking God's character and attributes with rich metaphors and powerful

Drums Along the Congo: On the Trail of Mokele-Mbembe, the Last Living Dinosur (Nugent Rory)(Paperback)

In the heart of the Congo is rumored to live a dinosaur called Mokele-Mbembe, or the god-beast. A handful of scientific expeditions have searched for it over the years with little success, but Nugent relied less on science than a desire to document the obscure. He made his way by dugout canoe and

Tyndale's New Testament-OE (Tyndale William)(Paperback)

This translation of the New Testament into English from its original Greek was printed in Germany in 1534 and smuggled back into England. It therefore escaped the fate of Tyndale's previous version, which had been seized and publicly burnt by the authorities. The 1534 edition outraged the clerical

Prisoner of Love (Genet Jean)(Paperback)

Starting in 1970, Jean Genet--petty thief, prostitute, modernist master--spent two years in the Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. Always an outcast himself, Genet was drawn to this displaced people, an attraction that was to prove as complicated for him as it was enduring. Prisoner of Love,