{"product_id":"king-leopolds-ghost-a-story-of-greed-terror-and-heroism-in-colonial-africa-isbn-9780358212508","title":"King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 25th Anniversary Edition, with a foreword by Barbara Kingsolver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"An enthralling story . . . A work of history that reads like a novel.\" — \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e “As Hochschild’s brilliant book demonstrates, the great Congo scandal prefigured our own times . . . This book must be read and reread.” — \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist * A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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. In a horrifying episode of colonial exploitation, he ultimately slashed the area’s population by ten million yet still managed to shrewdly cultivate his reputation as a great humanitarian. A tale far richer than any novelist could invent, \u003ci\u003eKing Leopold’s Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e is the horrifying account of a megalomaniac of monstrous proportions—a dark chapter in African history. It is also the deeply moving portrait of those who defied Leopold: African rebel leaders who fought against hopeless odds and a brave handful of missionaries, travelers, and young idealists who went to Africa for work or adventure but unexpectedly found themselves witnesses to a holocaust and participants in the twentieth century’s first great human rights movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did one man orchestrate a holocaust while cultivating a reputation as a great humanitarian, and who were the heroes that dared to fight back?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Megalomaniacal King:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover the story of King Leopold II of Belgium, a ruler of monstrous greed who plundered the Congo, slashing its population by millions while living a life of luxury.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Forgotten Holocaust:\u003c\/b\u003e Uncover a horrifying, state-sponsored campaign of terror and forced labor that stands as one of the great mass killings of recent history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe First Human Rights Movement:\u003c\/b\u003e Meet the brave handful of missionaries, travelers, and African rebels who defied Leopold and gave birth to the twentieth century’s first great international human rights campaign.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGripping Narrative History:\u003c\/b\u003e Praised as a work of history that reads like a novel, this meticulously researched account brings a dark, forgotten chapter of the past to vivid, unforgettable life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“An enthralling story, full of fascinating characters, intense drama, high adventure, deceitful manipulations, courageous truth-telling, and splendid moral fervor . . . A work of history that reads like a novel.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e   “As Hochschild's brilliant book demonstrates, the great Congo scandal prefigured our own times . . . This book must be read and reread.” \u003cstrong\u003e—Neal Ascherson, \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e   “A vivid, novelistic narrative that makes the reader acutely aware of the magnitude of the horror perpetrated by King Leopold and his minions.”  \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—The New York Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e   “\u003cem\u003eKing Leopold’s Ghost\u003c\/em\u003e is a remarkable achievement, hugely satisfying on many levels. It overwhelmed me in the way \u003cem\u003eHeart of Darkness \u003c\/em\u003edid when I first read it—and for precisely the same reasons: as a revelation of the horror that had been hidden in the Congo.” \u003cstrong\u003e—Paul Theroux\u003c\/strong\u003e   “Carefully researched and vigorously told, \u003cem\u003eKing Leopold’s Ghost \u003c\/em\u003edoes what good history always does—expands the memory of the human race.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—The Houston Chronicle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889919029477,"sku":"NP9780358212508","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780358212508.jpg?v=1730232185","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/king-leopolds-ghost-a-story-of-greed-terror-and-heroism-in-colonial-africa-isbn-9780358212508","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}