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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism in Colonial Africa (1998) is a best-selling popular history book by Adam Hochschild that explores the exploitation of the Congo Free State by King Leopold II of Belgium between 1885 and 1908, as well as the large-scale atrocities committed during that period. [1]
- Adam Hochschild
- 1998
1 de oct. de 1999 · King Leopold's Ghost is the haunting account of a megalomaniac of monstrous proportions, a man as cunning, charming, and cruel as any of the great Shakespearean villains. It is also the deeply moving portrait of those who fought Leopold: a brave handful of missionaries, travelers, and young idealists who went to Africa for work or ...
- 1998
- Adam Hochschild
21 de sept. de 1998 · King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa. Adam Hochschild. 4.17. 60,091 ratings3,946 reviews. In the 1880s, as the European powers were carving up Africa, King Leopold II of Belgium seized for himself the vast and mostly unexplored territory surrounding the Congo River.
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Books. King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa. Adam Hochschild. HarperCollins, Sep 3, 1999 - History - 416 pages. The 25th Anniversary Edition, with...
- 0547525737, 9780547525730
- Adam Hochschild
- HarperCollins, 1999
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Synopsis. PDF Cite Share. Ruth Dominguez. | Certified Educator. Adam Hochschild’s King Leopold’s Ghost (1998) was published by Mariner Books. Hochschild, a respected historian,...
2 de may. de 2019 · Pan Macmillan, May 2, 2019 - History - 400 pages. Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize, King Leopold’s Ghost is the true and haunting account of Leopold's brutal regime and its lasting effect on...
