Congo-Paris: Transnational Traders on the Margins of the Law

Introduction - Studying trade & traders on the margins of the law - Resisting exlusion: moving into trade as a reaction to repression, economic collapse, civil violence & lack of opportunity - Consumption: culture, commodities & identity - Contesting boundaries: the defiant search for success - The organization of the trade: personal relations, reciprocity, sanctions - To survive & shine: the oppositional culture of nganda bars in Paris - Conclusion.