Consuming the Congo

Consuming the Congo
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Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-10 : 9781569769003
ISBN-13 : 1569769001
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Book Synopsis Consuming the Congo by : Peter Eichstaedt

Download or read book Consuming the Congo written by Peter Eichstaedt and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2011-07 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the "conflict minerals" mined in the Congo amidst armed conflict and human rights abuses including gold, diamonds, coltan, tin, and tungsten used in cell phones, computers, and other electronics. Explores the slave labor, violence, and disease killing millions of Congolese mining these resources, and offers ways one can help.


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