King Leopold's ghost a story of greed, terror, and heroism in Colonial Africa
by Adam Hochschild
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- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0618001905
- ISBN 13
- 9780618001903
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About This Item
Text is clean and unmarked in bright, intact, and square covers. Covers are without chips, tears, or creases. Spine is not creased. Top outside corners of the first two pages have been cut off. Previous owner's name is on the top outside corner of the title page. Photo section is included. From the back cover, "At the turn of the century, as the European powers were carving up Africa, King Leopold II of Belgium carried out a brutal pundering of the territory surrounding the Congo River. Ultimately slashing the areas population by ten million, he still managed to shrewdly cultivate his reputation as a great humanitarian. A tale far richer than any novelist could invent, 'King Leoplod's Ghost' is the horrifying account of a megalomaniac of monstrous proprtions.:
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- Grampy's Bookcase (US)
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- bc1504082
- Title
- King Leopold's ghost a story of greed, terror, and heroism in Colonial Africa
- Author
- Adam Hochschild
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0618001905
- ISBN 13
- 9780618001903
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1998
- Pages
- 366
- LCCN
- 98016813
- Keywords
- Belgian Congo - History
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