King Leopold's Ghost: A Story Of Greed, Terror And Freedom In Colonial Africa

Author: Adam Hochschild

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Price : $27.95 AUD
ISBN : 9780618001903
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
Imprint : Houghton Mifflin (Trade)
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Weight (g) : 0.489
Publication date : 01 October 1999
Dimensions : 226mm X 150mm X 28mm
Produced in : United States
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Author : Adam Hochschild
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Edition : 9910
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Language : English
Dewey classification : 967.5
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Pages : 384
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Description

In "an enthralling story, full of fascinating characters, intense drama, high adventure, deceitful manipulation, courageous truth-telling, and splendid moral fervor" ("Christian Science Monitor"), Hochschild tells the story of King Leopold of Belgium, a megalomaniac of monstrous portions. 31 photos. Map.

Awards

Winner of Duff Cooper Memorial Prize 2000 and Lionel Gelber Prize 1999.

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