{"product_id":"king-leopolds-ghost-a-story-of-greed-terror-and-heroism-in-colonial-africa-paperback","title":"King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdam Hochschild\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\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 \u003cbr\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\u003c\/p\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. 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\u003ci\u003e, King Leopold's Ghost \u003c\/i\u003eis the horrifying account of a megalomaniac of monstrous proportions. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist \u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eADAM HOCHSCHILD is the best-selling author of seven books. \u003ci\u003eKing Leopold's Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, as was his recent \u003ci\u003eTo End All Wars. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBury the Chains\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the National Book Award and won the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize and the PEN Center USA Literary Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978456858925,"sku":"9780358212508","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/MC85blFTVHVINGdIblZudWZXYkFmUT09.webp?v=1775805268","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/king-leopolds-ghost-a-story-of-greed-terror-and-heroism-in-colonial-africa-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}