King Leopold's ghost: a story of greed, terror, and heroism in colonial Africa
(Book)
Chronicles the life of King Leopold II of Belgium and discusses how he plundered the Congo, how his people tried to overthrow him, and other related topics.
Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Politics and government.
Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.
Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
Forced labor -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 19th century.
Forced labor -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 20th century.
Human rights movements -- History -- 19th century.
Human rights movements -- History -- 20th century.
Indigenous peoples -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 19th century.
Indigenous peoples -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 20th century.
Notes
Hochschild, A., & Kingsolver, B. (2020). King Leopold's ghost: a story of greed, terror, and heroism in colonial Africa. Second Mariner Books edition. Boston, Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Hochschild, Adam and Barbara Kingsolver. 2020. King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa. Boston, Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Hochschild, Adam and Barbara Kingsolver, King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa. Boston, Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020.
MLA Citation (style guide)Hochschild, Adam, and Barbara Kingsolver. King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa. Second Mariner Books edition. Boston, Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020.
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504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 352-364) and index. | ||
505 | |a Prologue: "The traders area kidnapping our people" -- Part I: Walking into fire. "I shall not give up the chase" ; The fox crosses the stream ; The magnificent cake ; "The treaties must grant us everything" ; From Florida to Berlin ; Under the Yacht Club flag ; The first heretic ; Where there aren't no Ten Commandments ; Meeting Mr. Kurtz ; The wood that weeps ; A secret society of murderers -- Part II: A King at bay. David and Goliath ; Breaking into the thieves' kitchen ; To flood his deeds with day ; A reckoning ; "Journalists won't give you recipes" ; No man is a stranger ; Victory? ; The Great Forgetting -- Looking back : a personal afterword. | ||
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