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Download or read book Congo Style written by Ruth Sacks and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2023-07-25 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Congo Style presents a postcolonial approach to discussing the visual culture of two now-notorious regimes: King Leopold II’s Congo Colony and the state sites of Mobutu Sese Seko’s totalitarian Zaïre. Readers are brought into the living remains of sites once made up of ambitious modernist architecture and art in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. From the total artworks of Art Nouveau to the aggrandizing sites of post-independence Kinshasa, Congo Style investigates the experiential qualities of man-made environments intended to entertain, delight, seduce, and impress. In her study of visual culture, Ruth Sacks sets out to reinstate the compelling wonder of nationalist architecture from Kinshasa’s post-independence era, such as the Tower of the Exchange (1974), Gécamines Tower (1977), and the artworks and exhibitions that accompanied them. While exploring post-independence nation-building, this book examines how the underlying ideology of Belgian Art Nouveau, a celebrated movement in Belgium, led to the dominating early colonial settler buildings of the ABC Hotels (circa 1908–13). Congo Style combines Sacks’s practice as a visual artist and her academic scholarship to provide an original study of early colonial and independence-era modernist sites in their African context.
Download or read book Sapeurs written by Tariq Zaidi and published by Kehrer Verlag. This book was released on 2020-05 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: British photographer Tariq Zaidi presents a fashion subculture of Kinshasa & Brazzaville: La Sape, Societe des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Elegantes. Its followers are known as 'Sapeurs' ('Sapeuses' for women). Most have ordinary day jobs as taxi-drivers, tailors and gardeners, but as soon as they clock off they transform themselves into debonair dandies. Sashaying through the streets they are treated like rock stars - turning heads, bringing 'joie de vivre' to their communities and defying their circumstances.
Download or read book Congo written by Sean Rorison and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 2008 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Congo that provides an overview of the countries' geography, climate, history, government, culture, politics, and economy and offers information on accommodations, transportation, entertainment, shopping, nightlife, attractions, restaurants, and sights.
Book Synopsis Gentlemen of Bacongo by : Daniele Tamagni
Download or read book Gentlemen of Bacongo written by Daniele Tamagni and published by Trolley Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summary: "This book provides a fascinating insight to the vibrant street style of the "Sapeurs", the elegant and immaculately dressed dandies from the heart of the Congo. The Sapeurs today belong to 'Le SAPE' (Societe des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes, or the Society of Tastemakers and Elegant people) - one of the world's most exclusive clubs. Members have their own code of honour, codes of professional conduct and strict notions of morality. It is a world within a world within a city. Designer brands of suits and accessories are of the utmost importance to Sapeurs - Pierre Cardin, Roberto Cavalli, Dior, Fendi, Gaultier, Gucci, Issey Miyake, Prada, Yves Saint Laurent, Versace, Yohji Yamamoto - are their patron saints. Unlike some US hip-hop gangs who are dressed in similar fine threads, there is no bloodshed here - here your clothes do all the fighting for you, otherwise you are not fit to be called a Sapeur. The result is a unique and inspiring style, that has captured the imagination of people all over the world - the sapeurs are now truly the kings of elegance"-- Publisher's web site.
Book Synopsis Area Handbook for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo Kinshasa). by : Gordon C. McDonald
Download or read book Area Handbook for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo Kinshasa). written by Gordon C. McDonald and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides facts about the social, economic, political and millitary institutions of the country.
Book Synopsis Postcards from Congo by : Edmund Trueman
Download or read book Postcards from Congo written by Edmund Trueman and published by arsenal pulp press. This book was released on 2022-10-25 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 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. In 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, 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. This publication meets the EPUB Accessibility requirements and it also meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG-AA). It is screen-reader friendly and is accessible to persons with disabilities. A book with many images, which is defined with accessible structural markup. This book contains various accessibility features such as alternative text for images, table of contents, page-list, landmark, reading order and semantic structure.
Book Synopsis Henry van de Velde by : Henry van de Velde
Download or read book Henry van de Velde written by Henry van de Velde and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2022-10-25 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first English collection of writings by Henry van de Velde, one of the most influential designers and theorists of the twentieth century. Belgian artist, architect, designer, and theorist Henry van de Velde (1863–1957) was a highly original and influential figure in Europe beginning in the 1890s. A founding member of the Art Nouveau and Jugendstil movements, he also directed the Grand-Ducal Saxon School of Arts and Crafts in Weimar, Germany, which eventually became the Bauhaus under Walter Gropius. This selection of twenty-six essays, translated from French and German, includes van de Velde’s writings on William Morris and the English Arts and Crafts movement, Neo-Impressionist painting, and relationships between ornament, line, and abstraction in German aesthetics. The texts trace the evolution of van de Velde’s thoughts during his most productive period as a theorist in the artistic debates in France, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Katherine M. Kuenzli expertly guides readers to see how van de Velde’s writings reconcile themes of aesthetics and function, and expression and reason, throughout the artistic periods and regions represented by these texts. With introductory discussions of each essay and full annotations, this is an essential volume for a broad range of scholars and students of the history of fine and applied arts and ideas.
Book Synopsis George Grenfell and the Congo by : Harry Johnston
Download or read book George Grenfell and the Congo written by Harry Johnston and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Political Protest in the Congo by : Herbert Weiss
Download or read book Political Protest in the Congo written by Herbert Weiss and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this first detailed study of the PSA, a party that has played a crucial role in Congolese politics, Weiss describes the growth of political parties from 1957 to 1960, and gives a history of the PSA, and of the anti-colonial protest in the Kwango-Kwilu area. Originally published in 1967. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Book Synopsis George Grenfell and the Congo: Anthropology ; Native diseases ; Artificial adornments or mutilations of the body, dress, etc. ; Food, agriculture, cooking ; Religion. Burial, marriage, and birth customs. Initiation ceremonies. Social laws, slavery. Administration of justice, etc. ; Houses ; Hunting, warfare, navigation ; Trade and currency ; Arts and industries ; Traditions, stories, folklore ; The languages of the Congo Basin and the Cameroons. Appendix I: The Fernandian or Bube language ; Appendix II: Bibliography of Congo-Cameroons languages ; Appendix III: The Fañ dialects ; Natural history notes: Meteorology, geology, and botany of the Congo basin ; Natural history notes: Zoology of the Congo basin. Additional note on elephant tusks ; Notes on the Island of Fernando Pô ; Additional note on Congo problems by : Harry Johnston
Download or read book George Grenfell and the Congo: Anthropology ; Native diseases ; Artificial adornments or mutilations of the body, dress, etc. ; Food, agriculture, cooking ; Religion. Burial, marriage, and birth customs. Initiation ceremonies. Social laws, slavery. Administration of justice, etc. ; Houses ; Hunting, warfare, navigation ; Trade and currency ; Arts and industries ; Traditions, stories, folklore ; The languages of the Congo Basin and the Cameroons. Appendix I: The Fernandian or Bube language ; Appendix II: Bibliography of Congo-Cameroons languages ; Appendix III: The Fañ dialects ; Natural history notes: Meteorology, geology, and botany of the Congo basin ; Natural history notes: Zoology of the Congo basin. Additional note on elephant tusks ; Notes on the Island of Fernando Pô ; Additional note on Congo problems written by Harry Johnston and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Illustrated Catalogue and Classified Book List of the Northwestern Library Association ... by : Northwestern Library Association
Download or read book Illustrated Catalogue and Classified Book List of the Northwestern Library Association ... written by Northwestern Library Association and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The History of the World; a Survey of a Man's Record by : Hans Ferdinand Helmolt
Download or read book The History of the World; a Survey of a Man's Record written by Hans Ferdinand Helmolt and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 888 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book D.R. Congo written by Loso Kiteti Boya and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Synopsis: This book recounts from the perspective of a Congolese native the five-hundred-year journey of the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It analyzes dispassionately the facts of the turbulent history of the country and its continuing impact on the life of the modern-day Congolese. In the book, we set out to begin the search for the "Congolese" answers to the DR Congo's historical paradox of a very rich country living a very poor life in a neighborhood in which it is the biggest and yet the weakest country. We travel back five hundred years to rediscover the ancient kingdom of Congo and look closely at its people, institutions, value and belief systems, customs and practices and try to establish the linkages between the present cultural values, belief system, and practices of the modern-day Congolese with those of their past. Through the revisiting of the past, we try to identify the ways and means of a more effective strategy for social, political, and economic renaissance in the DR Congo. Although a diary, the book is not a chronological presentation of the Congo's history. The reader can expect to travel back and forth on the meandering road of the Congolese journey. The DR Congo is a land of ecological gigantism and an environmental Garden of Eden. It has the second largest freshwater river in the world, the Congo River, a powerful source of clean energy, and the second largest tropical rain forest in the world; the largest number of big lakes in Africa, including Lake Tanganyika; one of the largest assortment of minerals and precious metals and gems in the world, including uranium; and a large landmass of 906,000 square miles stretching over two time zones with a population of less than seventy million, translating into one the lowest population densities in the world. Such an array of diverse and rich natural resources and the extraordinary economic power potential of DR Congo have always attracted envy and invasions from foreign countries, multinational companies, and individuals over the centuries, the latest being the attack of the combined armies of Rwanda, Uganda, and Burundi in August 1998. The history of the DR Congo is also the history of the darkness of the human heart, extreme cruelty and violence, greed and selfishness by the early European explorers, the slave traders, the Zanzibari Arab slave merchants of the last centuries, and the neocolonialists and cold warriors of the twentieth century. It is the history of treason of the Congo by the Congolese, the betrayal of the public trust of the people, and of the pursuit of power at all costs and bad management of the economy by the Congolese leaders and the politicians, from the medieval kings of the kingdom of the Congo to the present-day ruling class. The book follows the less publicized but crucial journeys of the numerous Congolese slaves to the Americas, documenting their early settlements in the United States, the Caribbean Islands, and Brazil and reconnecting their present-day descendants in the Americas to their Congolese roots and ancestry.
Download or read book LIFE written by and published by . This book was released on 1937-09-13 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.
Book Synopsis General Catalog No. 5 by : Wm. Frankfurth Hardware Company
Download or read book General Catalog No. 5 written by Wm. Frankfurth Hardware Company and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 1642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Africa in Contemporary Perspective by : Manuh, Takyiwaa
Download or read book Africa in Contemporary Perspective written by Manuh, Takyiwaa and published by Sub-Saharan Publishers. This book was released on 2014-05-08 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important feature of Ghanaian tertiary education is the foundational African Studies Programme which was initiated in the early 1960s. Unfortunately hardly any readers exist which bring together a body of knowledge on the themes, issues and debates which inform and animate research and teaching in African Studies particularly on the African continent. This becomes even more important when we consider the need for knowledge on Africa that is not Eurocentric or sensationalised, but driven from internal understandings of life and prospects in Africa. Dominant representations and perceptions of Africa usually depict a continent in crisis. Rather than buying into external representations of Africa, with its 'lacks' and aspirations for Western modernities, we insist that African scholars in particular should be in the forefront of promoting understanding of the pluri-lingual, overlapping, and dense reality of life and developments on the continent, to produce relevant and usable knowledge. Continuing and renewed interest in Africa's resources, including the land mass, economy, minerals, visual arts and performance cultures, as well as bio-medical knowledge and products, by old and new geopolitical players, obliges African scholars to transcend disciplinary boundaries and to work with each other to advance knowledge and uses of those resources in the interests of Africa's people.
Book Synopsis The History of the World by : Hans Ferdinand Helmolt (1865- ed)
Download or read book The History of the World written by Hans Ferdinand Helmolt (1865- ed) and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 894 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
