King Leopold's ghost : a story of greed, terror and heroism in Colonial Africa /
Hochschild, Adam,
King Leopold's ghost : a story of greed, terror and heroism in Colonial Africa / Story of greed, terror, and heroism in Colonial Africa Adam Hochschild. - Picador Classic edition. - London : Picador, 2019. - 379 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 20 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 352-364) and index.
Walking into fire -- A king at bay.
In the late nineteenth century, when the great powers in Europe were tearing Africa apart and seizing ownership of land for themselves, King Leopold of Belgium took hold of the vast and mostly unexplored territory surrounding the Congo River. In his devastatingly barbarous colonization of this area, Leopold stole its rubber and ivory, pummelled its people and set up a ruthless regime that would reduce the population by half. . While he did all this, he carefully constructed an image of himself as a deeply feeling humanitarian. Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize in 1999, King Leopold's Ghost is the true and haunting account of this man's brutal regime and its lasting effect on a ruined nation. It is also the inspiring and deeply moving account of a handful of missionaries and other idealists who travelled to Africa and unwittingly found themselves in the middle of a gruesome holocaust. Instead of turning away, these brave few chose to stand up against Leopold. Adam Hochschild brings life to this largely untold story and, crucially, casts blame on those responsible for this atrocity.
1999 Duff Cooper Prize
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L�eopold II, King of the Belgians, 1835-1909.
Morel, E. D. 1873-1924.
Leopold II, King of the Belgians, 1835-1909
Morel, E. D. 1873-1924
To 1999
To 1908
Forced labor--History--Congo (Democratic Republic)--19th century.
Forced labor--History--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Indigenous peoples--History--Congo (Democratic Republic)--19th century.
Indigenous peoples--History--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Human rights movements--History--19th century.
Human rights movements--History--20th century.
Travail forcé--Histoire--Congo (République démocratique)--19e siècle.
Travail forcé--Histoire--Congo (République démocratique)--20e siècle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme--Histoire--19e siècle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme--Histoire--20e siècle.
Indigenous peoples
Human rights movements
Forced labor
Antislavery movements
Politics and government
Race relations
Slave labor
Congo (Democratic Republic)--History--To 1908.
Congo (Democratic Republic)--Politics and government--1885-1908.
Congo (Democratic Republic)--Race relations--History--19th century.
Congo (Democratic Republic)--Race relations--History--20th century.
Congo (R�epublique d�emocratique)--Histoire--Jusqu'�a 1908.
Congo (R�epublique d�emocratique)--Politique et gouvernement--1885-1908.
Congo (Democratic Republic)
History
DT655 / .H63 2019
King Leopold's ghost : a story of greed, terror and heroism in Colonial Africa / Story of greed, terror, and heroism in Colonial Africa Adam Hochschild. - Picador Classic edition. - London : Picador, 2019. - 379 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 20 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 352-364) and index.
Walking into fire -- A king at bay.
In the late nineteenth century, when the great powers in Europe were tearing Africa apart and seizing ownership of land for themselves, King Leopold of Belgium took hold of the vast and mostly unexplored territory surrounding the Congo River. In his devastatingly barbarous colonization of this area, Leopold stole its rubber and ivory, pummelled its people and set up a ruthless regime that would reduce the population by half. . While he did all this, he carefully constructed an image of himself as a deeply feeling humanitarian. Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize in 1999, King Leopold's Ghost is the true and haunting account of this man's brutal regime and its lasting effect on a ruined nation. It is also the inspiring and deeply moving account of a handful of missionaries and other idealists who travelled to Africa and unwittingly found themselves in the middle of a gruesome holocaust. Instead of turning away, these brave few chose to stand up against Leopold. Adam Hochschild brings life to this largely untold story and, crucially, casts blame on those responsible for this atrocity.
1999 Duff Cooper Prize
1509882200 9781509882205
GBB8K2422 bnb
019115360 Uk
L�eopold II, King of the Belgians, 1835-1909.
Morel, E. D. 1873-1924.
Leopold II, King of the Belgians, 1835-1909
Morel, E. D. 1873-1924
To 1999
To 1908
Forced labor--History--Congo (Democratic Republic)--19th century.
Forced labor--History--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Indigenous peoples--History--Congo (Democratic Republic)--19th century.
Indigenous peoples--History--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Human rights movements--History--19th century.
Human rights movements--History--20th century.
Travail forcé--Histoire--Congo (République démocratique)--19e siècle.
Travail forcé--Histoire--Congo (République démocratique)--20e siècle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme--Histoire--19e siècle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme--Histoire--20e siècle.
Indigenous peoples
Human rights movements
Forced labor
Antislavery movements
Politics and government
Race relations
Slave labor
Congo (Democratic Republic)--History--To 1908.
Congo (Democratic Republic)--Politics and government--1885-1908.
Congo (Democratic Republic)--Race relations--History--19th century.
Congo (Democratic Republic)--Race relations--History--20th century.
Congo (R�epublique d�emocratique)--Histoire--Jusqu'�a 1908.
Congo (R�epublique d�emocratique)--Politique et gouvernement--1885-1908.
Congo (Democratic Republic)
History
DT655 / .H63 2019