The Boy Inventor: A Memoir of Matthew Edwards, Mathematical-instrument MakerWalker, Wise & Company, 1860 - 109 من الصفحات At the heart of Africa is Congo, a country the size of Western Europe, bordering nine other nations, that since 1996 has been wracked by a brutal and unstaunchable war in which millions have died. And yet, despite its epic proportions, it has received little sustained media attention. In this deeply reported book, Jason Stearns vividly tells the story of this misunderstood conflict through the experiences of those who engineered and perpetrated it. He depicts village pastors who survived massacres, the child soldier assassin of President Kabila, a female Hutu activist who relives the hunting and methodical extermination of fellow refugees, and key architects of the war that became as great a disaster as- and was a direct consequence of - the genocide in neighboring Rwanda. Through their stories, he tries to understand why such mass violence made sense, and why stability has been so elusive. Through their voices, and an astonishing wealth of knowledge and research, Stearns chronicles the political, social, and moral decay of the Congolese State. - Publisher description. |
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الصفحة 84 - during which term the said Apprentice his said Master faithfully shall serve, his secrets keep, his lawful commands everywhere gladly do. He shall do no damage to his said Master, nor see it done by others, but to his power shall let, or forthwith give
الصفحة 81 - pure eyes, And perfect witness of all-judging Jove. As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in Heaven expect thy meed.
الصفحة 85 - And for the true performance of all and every, the said Covenants and Agreements, each of the said Parties bindeth himself unto the other firmly by these presents. In witness whereof the Parties aforesaid to these Indentures
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الصفحة 85 - day of March, in the fourteenth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lady, Victoria, by the Grace of God, of
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الصفحة 84 - done by others, but to his power shall let, or forthwith give warning to his said Master, of the same. He shall not waste the goods of his said Master, nor give
الصفحة 84 - which he now useth, shall and will teach and instruct, or cause to be taught and instructed, in the best way and manner that he can, and shall
الصفحة 60 - Unknown to them, when sensual pleasures cloy, To fill the languid pause with finer joy.