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The 25th Anniversary Edition, with a foreword by Barbara Kingsolver

 An enthralling story . . . A work of history that reads like a novel. — Christian Science Monitor

“As Hochschild’s brilliant book demonstrates, the great Congo scandal prefigured our own times . . . This book must be read and reread.” — Los Angeles Times Book Review

A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist * A New York Times Notable Book

In the late nineteenth century, as the European powers were carving up Africa, King Leopold II of Belgium carried out a brutal plundering of the territory surrounding the Congo River. Ultimately slashing the area’s 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 Leopold’s Ghost is t

King Leopolds Ghost

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      Publisher: Mariner Books Classics
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 03/03/2020
      ISBN13: 9780358212508, 978-0358212508
      ISBN10: 0358212502

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The 25th Anniversary Edition, with a foreword by Barbara Kingsolver

       An enthralling story . . . A work of history that reads like a novel. — Christian Science Monitor

      “As Hochschild’s brilliant book demonstrates, the great Congo scandal prefigured our own times . . . This book must be read and reread.” — Los Angeles Times Book Review

      A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist * A New York Times Notable Book

      In the late nineteenth century, as the European powers were carving up Africa, King Leopold II of Belgium carried out a brutal plundering of the territory surrounding the Congo River. Ultimately slashing the area’s 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 Leopold’s Ghost is t

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