Consuming the Congo: War and Conflict Minerals in the World's Deadliest Place

by Peter Eichstaedt

Book Overview

Every time you use a cell phone or log on to a computer, you could be contributing to the death toll in the bloodiest, most violent region in the world: the eastern Congo. Rich in "conflict minerals"--valuable resources mined in the midst of armed conflict and egregious human rights abuses--this remote and lawless land is home to deposits of gold and diamonds as well as coltan, tin, and tungsten, all critical to cell phones, computers, and other popular...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569763100
• ISBN13: 9781569763100
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"