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Title: Lord Leverhulme's Ghosts Condition: New Subtitle: Colonial Exploitation in the Congo Author: Jules Marchal Translator: Martin Thom Contributor: Adam Hochschild (Introduction by), Martin Thom (Translated by) Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 1784786314 EAN: 9781784786311 ISBN: 9781784786311 Publisher: Verso Books Genre: History Release Date: 31/01/2017 Description: In the early twentieth century, the worldwide rubber boom led British entrepreneur Lord Leverhulme to the Belgian Congo. Warmly welcomed by the murderous regime of King Leopold II, Leverhulme set up a private kingdom reliant on the horrific Belgian system of forced labour, a programme that reduced the population of Congo by half and accounted for more deaths than the Nazi Holocaust. In this definitive, meticulously researched history, Jules Marchal exposes the nature of forced labour under Lord Leverhulme's rule and the appalling conditions imposed upon the people of Congo.
With an extensive introduction by Adam Hochschild, Lord Leverhulme's Ghosts is an important and urgently needed account of a laboratory of colonial exploitation. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 210mm Item Length: 140mm Item Width: 21mm Item Weight: 339g Release Year: 2017 Missing Information?
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