Memoirs of Leopold I. King of the Belgians ...
Author : Théodore Juste
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Page : 324 pages
File Size : 44,21 MB
Release : 1868
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Author : Théodore Juste
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Page : 324 pages
File Size : 44,21 MB
Release : 1868
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Author : Adam Hochschild
Publisher : Picador
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 19,39 MB
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : History
ISBN : 1760785202
With an introduction by award-winning novelist Barbara Kingsolver In the late nineteenth century, when the great powers in Europe were tearing Africa apart and seizing ownership of land for themselves, King Leopold of Belgium took hold of the vast and mostly unexplored territory surrounding the Congo River. In his devastatingly barbarous colonization of this area, Leopold stole its rubber and ivory, pummelled its people and set up a ruthless regime that would reduce the population by half. . While he did all this, he carefully constructed an image of himself as a deeply feeling humanitarian. Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize in 1999, King Leopold’s Ghost is the true and haunting account of this man’s brutal regime and its lasting effect on a ruined nation. It is also the inspiring and deeply moving account of a handful of missionaries and other idealists who travelled to Africa and unwittingly found themselves in the middle of a gruesome holocaust. Instead of turning away, these brave few chose to stand up against Leopold. Adam Hochschild brings life to this largely untold story and, crucially, casts blame on those responsible for this atrocity.
Author : Théodore JUSTE
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Page : 296 pages
File Size : 18,76 MB
Release : 1868
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Author : Théodore Juste
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Page : 332 pages
File Size : 36,74 MB
Release : 1868
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Author : Jason Leopold
Publisher : Vireo Book, A
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 50,65 MB
Release : 2014-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781940207230
Recounts the author's life, showing how a man once fueled by self-destructive impulses transforms his life and finds his career with the independent media.
Author : Nathan Freudenthal Leopold
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 49,80 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Biography & Autobiography
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Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr. (November 19, 1904 - August 29, 1971) and Richard Albert Loeb (June 11, 1905 - January 28, 1936), usually referred to collectively as Leopold and Loeb, were two wealthy students at the University of Chicago who kidnapped and murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in May 1924. They committed the murder - characterized at the time as "the crime of the century" - hoping to demonstrate superior intellect, which they believed enabled and entitled them to carry out a "perfect crime" without consequences.
Author : Nestor Considérant
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Page : 92 pages
File Size : 30,26 MB
Release : 1865
Category : Belgium
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Author : Michael A. Rutz
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 27,49 MB
Release : 2018-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1624666582
"King Leopold of Belgium's exploits up the Congo River in the 1880s were central to the European partitioning of the African continent. The Congo Free State, Leopold's private colony, was a unique political construct that opened the door to the savage exploitation of the Congo's natural and human resources by international corporations. The resulting 'red rubber' scandal—which laid bare a fundamental contradiction between the European propagation of free labor and 'civilization' and colonial governments' acceptance of violence and coercion for productivity's sake—haunted all imperial powers in Africa. Featuring a clever introduction and judicious collection of documents, Michael Rutz's book neatly captures the drama of one king's quest to build an empire in Central Africa—a quest that began in the name of anti-slavery and free trade and ended in the brutal exploitation of human lives. This volume is an excellent starting point for anyone interested in the history of colonial rule in Africa." —Jelmer Vos, University of Glasgow
Author : Denise Brennan-Nelson
Publisher : Triangle Interactive, Inc.
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 26,4 MB
Release : 2017-12-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1684444462
Read Along or Enhanced eBook: When Jack and Ella come across a friendly--and talented!--lion in their backyard they are thrilled to take him in as their pet. And they're positive they know just how to care for their new pet, ignoring Grandpa's cheeky asides. But soon Leopold the Lion grows despondent and chubby. Even the circus who lost him won't take him back! Do Jack and Ella know what to do to get Leopold healthy again? A sweet story with a subtle commentary on making healthy choices.
Author : William Swan Sonnenschein
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Page : 632 pages
File Size : 42,46 MB
Release : 1923
Category : Best books
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