Postcards From Congo

Didier Gondola, Didier Gondola

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Arsenal Pulp Press
01 October 2022

Graphic novels: true stories & non-fiction

The Democratic Republic of Congo, the second-largest country in Africa by area, has 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.

In this comprehensive graphic history, author and illustrator Edmund Trueman explores the fractious story of Congo. Through deft illustrations and storytelling, Congo's historynot widely known to Western readerscomes 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, Postcards from Congo 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.

Foreword by: Didier Gondola, Didier Gondola
Imprint: Arsenal Pulp Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 267mm, Width: 179mm,
ISBN: 9781551528953
ISBN 10: 1551528959
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 01 October 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Edmund Trueman has been creating and self-publishing underground comics for the last decade. He has written from his own experience about topics ranging from the refugee crisis to the squatting movement. Postcards from Congo is his first long-form graphic non-fiction work, as well as his first dealing with African history. Didier Gondola is a professor of African History at Johns Hopkins University. He has a PhD in African History from the Universit Paris Diderot and his most recent book is Tropical Cowboys: Youth Gangs, Violence, and Masculinities in Colonial Kinshasa (Indiana University Press).

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Postcards From Congo

Didier Gondola, Didier Gondola

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