King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
Adam Hochschild
- ISBN-13
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Year
- 1998
- Pages
- 366
- Format
- Hardcover, new
History by Adam Hochschild (Houghton Mifflin, 1998). A study of King Leopold II of Belgium's plunder of the Congo and the efforts that led to the first international human rights movement. Hardcover, 366 pages.
About this book
King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa is a history by Adam Hochschild, published by Houghton Mifflin in 1998 as a 366-page hardcover.
The publisher describes it as a colorful, provocative study of King Leopold II of Belgium’s genocidal plunder of the Congo in the 1880s, at the time the European powers were colonizing Africa. Alongside that history, the book reveals the heroic efforts that led to the first international human rights movement.
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| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
|---|---|
| Published | 1998 |
| Author | Adam Hochschild |
| Format | Hardcover, 366 pages |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-395-75924-0 |
| ISBN-10 | 0395759242 |
| Size | 6.5 × 9.5 × 1.3 in · 1.6 lb |
| Condition | New |
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