Congo : a story in 26 words /
John and Sharon Stedman, a British couple, lived in Congo for some time and John Stedman wrote this book so others in the Western world could see Congo as he did. A memoir, sociological study, travelogue, meditation, and praise to the resilience and resourcefulness of the Congolese on both sides of...
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[Germany?] :
John Stedman/The Language Secret,
2024.
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Table of Contents:
- Abacost : an introduction to the Democratic Republic of Congo
- Beach : Brazzaville and Kinshasa : asymmetric twins
- Chérie : love marriage, sexual mores
- Dikanda : the extended family
- Ekólo : the Berlin conference, ethnicity and colonialism
- Fufu : eating, drinking, going hungry
- Gudro : transportation
- Hata : leaving the village behind
- Inga : natural wealth, resources and infrastructure
- Jah-Jireh : sickness and health
- Kanyaka : crime and punishment
- Lukolo : education
- Mundele : not black and white
- Nzambe : my father's house : religious belief
- Okapi : flora and fauna, conservation, animal welfare
- Patois : things linguistic : dialect and language superiority
- Quotidien : a day in the life
- Roho : death, grief and the spirit world
- Siwu : the two seasons
- Tânawâ : life, leisure and the pursuit of happiness
- Uhuru : Freedom and conflict
- Vaillants léopards : sport and pan-African solidarity
- Wenze : the market economy
- Xénophilie : the human touch
- Yala : politics and governance
- Zongá : going back.