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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa

hardcover – January 1, 1998
by Hochschild, Adam
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ISBN-13: 0046442759243 ISBN-10: 0395759242
Publisher
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
Binding
hardcover
Published
January 1, 1998
Weight
1.5 lbs
Dimensions
24.10×3.20×16.50 cm

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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa by Hochschild, Adam. hardcover edition. ISBN: 0046442759243.

A colorful, provocative study of King Leopold II of Belgiums genocidal plunder of the Congo in the 1880s, as the European powers were colonizing Africa, reveals the heroic efforts that led to the first international human rights movement.