Miss Selfridge

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

Description: Full Title:King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial AfricaEdition:1st editionISBN-13:978-0618001903Format:Paperback/softbackPublisher:Mariner Books (9/3/1999)Copyright:1999Dimensions:5.9 x 8.7 x 1 inchesWeight:1.05lbs 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. Carrying out a genocidal plundering of the Congo, he looted its rubber, brutalized its people, and ultimately slashed its population by ten million--all the while shrewdly cultivating his reputation as a great humanitarian. Heroic efforts to expose these crimes eventually led to the first great human rights movement of the twentieth century, in which everyone from Mark Twain to the Archbishop of Canterbury participated. 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 adventure and unexpectedly found themselves witnesses to a holocaust. Adam Hochschild brings this largely untold story alive with the wit and skill of a Barbara Tuchman. Like her, he knows that history often provides a far richer cast of characters than any novelist could invent. Chief among them is Edmund Morel, a young British shipping agent who went on to lead the international crusade against Leopold. Another hero of this tale, the Irish patriot Roger Casement, ended his life on a London gallows. Two courageous black Americans, George Washington Williams and William Sheppard, risked much to bring evidence of the Congo atrocities to the outside world. Sailing into the middle of the story was a young Congo River steamboat officer named Joseph Conrad. And looming above them all, the duplicitous billionaire King Leopold II. With great power and compassion, King Leopold's Ghost will brand the tragedy of the Congo--too long forgotten--onto the conscience of the West.

Price: 14.9 USD

Location: Clemson, South Carolina

End Time: 2024-11-02T17:59:46.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.63 USD

Product Images

King LeopoldKing LeopoldKing LeopoldKing Leopold

Item Specifics

All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

Book Title: King Leopold's Ghost

Book Series: Historical

MPN: Does not apply

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Item Length: 9 in

Original Language: English

Brand: Unbranded

Publication Year: 1998

Type: Textbook

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Illustrator: Yes

Item Height: 1 in

Author: Adam Hochschild

Genre: Political Science, Social Science, History

Topic: Slavery, Labor & Industrial Relations, Sociology / General, Africa / General, Human Rights, Indigenous Studies, Africa / Central, World / African

Item Weight: 25.8 Oz

Item Width: 6 in

Number of Pages: 384 Pages

Recommended

✨️ Monopoly GO Golden Blitz 4th November⚡️FAST DELIVERY🔥
✨️ Monopoly GO Golden Blitz 4th November⚡️FAST DELIVERY🔥

$3.50

View Details
Pittsburgh Steelers NFL Football Sticker Decal S31
Pittsburgh Steelers NFL Football Sticker Decal S31

$2.70

View Details
Unbranded Design Graphic Socks Unisex One Size Fits All With Free Shipping
Unbranded Design Graphic Socks Unisex One Size Fits All With Free Shipping

$19.99

View Details
For Nissan Maxima Altima Front Grille Emblem 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
For Nissan Maxima Altima Front Grille Emblem 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

$25.99

View Details
Go  Stickers 1/2/3/4/5 ⭐️Star Cards Album⭐️ |⚡️ Instant Delivery ⚡️
Go Stickers 1/2/3/4/5 ⭐️Star Cards Album⭐️ |⚡️ Instant Delivery ⚡️

$26.55

View Details
10ML Plus Size Faster Enlargement Cream For Man Growth Oil - Fast Delivery
10ML Plus Size Faster Enlargement Cream For Man Growth Oil - Fast Delivery

$6.99

View Details
Shiny Glossy Pantyhose Tights Stockings Nylons
Shiny Glossy Pantyhose Tights Stockings Nylons

$8.00

View Details
1 DZ D17-1 ADAMS (COLORS & SIZES AVAILABLE), DRY FLIES
1 DZ D17-1 ADAMS (COLORS & SIZES AVAILABLE), DRY FLIES

$5.39

View Details
🔥SUPER FAST⚡-4/5⭐️star Sticker-❄️Read DESCRIPTION
🔥SUPER FAST⚡-4/5⭐️star Sticker-❄️Read DESCRIPTION

$3.25

View Details
Dynamic Vitality Bundle - Sea Moss Multivitamin & Shilajit Power - US Stock
Dynamic Vitality Bundle - Sea Moss Multivitamin & Shilajit Power - US Stock

$13.89

View Details