Lord Leverhulme's Ghosts: Colonial Exploitation in the Congo
(Sprache: Englisch)
In the early twentieth century, the worldwide rubber boom led British
enterpreneur 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...
enterpreneur 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...
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In the early twentieth century, the worldwide rubber boom led British
enterpreneur 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 labor, a program 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 labor under Lord Leverhulme's rule and the
appalling conditions imposed upon the inhabitants 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.
enterpreneur 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 labor, a program 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 labor under Lord Leverhulme's rule and the
appalling conditions imposed upon the inhabitants 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.
Autoren-Porträt von Jules Marchal
A former diplomat in the Belgian Congo, JULES MARCHAL (1924-2004) spenttwenty years researching forced labor. ADAM HOCHSCHILD is the author of the
award-winning King Leopold's Ghost and Bury the Chains. He teaches at the
University of California, Berkeley, and writes for, among other journals, New York
Review of Books, Harper's and The Nation.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Jules Marchal
- 2008, 244 Seiten, Maße: 16,6 x 23,3 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Übersetzer: Martin Thom
- Verlag: VERSO
- ISBN-10: 1844672395
- ISBN-13: 9781844672394
Sprache:
Englisch
Rezension zu „Lord Leverhulme's Ghosts: Colonial Exploitation in the Congo “
His capacious narrative is both disturbing and fascinating" The New YorkerPraise for Adam Hochschild's Bury the Chains:
"A brilliantly told tale, at once horrifying and pleasurable to read" Publishers Weekly
Praise for Adam Hochschild's King Leopold's Ghost
"King Leopold's Ghost has all the tension and drama that one would expect in a good novel. At the same time it is . . .
carefully researched and historically accurate." Robert Harms, Times Literary Supplement
"A hundred years ago, enlightened people in the western world were outraged by a holocaust in Africa which left millions
dead. Yet today not one person in a thousand could say what the fuss was all about, unless, of course, they have already
read this amazing book." Tariq Ali, Financial Times
"King Leopold's Ghost is an exemplary piece of history-writing: urgent,vivid and compelling."
Robin Blackburn, Literary Review
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