King Leopold's Ghost
King Leopold's Ghost
Beschrijving
King Leopold’s Ghost (1998) is the devastating story of how one man – Leopold, King of the Belgians – developed a territory comprising one-thirteenth of the African continent into his personal fiefdom. While publicizing his supposedly benevolent intentions, Leopold enslaved vast numbers of people, forcing them to harvest ivory and rubber in appalling conditions. In all, an estimated ten million Africans died while he was the King-Sovereign of the Congo.
Who should read
Anyone too horrified by colonialism to look away Those interested in little-known histories Scholars of African history
About the author
Adam Hochschild is an American writer and journalist whose work is focused mainly on iss…
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King Leopold’s Ghost (1998) is the devastating story of how one man – Leopold, King of the Belgians – developed a territory comprising one-thirteenth of the African continent into his personal fiefdom. While publicizing his supposedly benevolent intentions, Leopold enslaved vast numbers of people, forcing them to harvest ivory and rubber in appalling conditions. In all, an estimated ten million Africans died while he was the King-Sovereign of the Congo.
Who should read
Anyone too horrified by colonialism to look away Those interested in little-known histories Scholars of African history
About the author
Adam Hochschild is an American writer and journalist whose work is focused mainly on issues of social justice and civil rights. He has won a number of awards for his numerous books, and King Leopold’s Ghost was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.
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