Kinshasa's Theatre of Power

Main author: Trapido, Joe
Format: Journal Article           
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Summary: The DRC’s capital is set to become Africa’s largest city, but struggles to assert its authority over a profoundly fractured state as it expands in chaotic fashion. Dilapidated infrastructure and a disintegrating formal economy have not extinguished Kinshasa’s extraordinary cultural vitality, or its role as a centre of political opposition.
Language: English
Published: Verso 2016
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