Consuming the Congo

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Author	: Peter Eichstaedt
Publisher	: Chicago Review Press
Total Pages	: 260
Release	: 2011-07
ISBN-10	: 9781569769003
ISBN-13	: 1569769001
Rating	: 4/5 (03 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis Consuming the Congo by : Peter Eichstaedt

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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