Lord Leverhulme's Ghosts :Colonial Exploitation in the Congo
Lord Leverhulme's Ghosts :Colonial Exploitation in the Congo
paperback
Published:
31 January, 2017
Description
With an extensive introduction by Adam Hochschild, Lord Leverhulme's Ghosts is an important and urgently needed account of a laboratory of colonial exploitation.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781784786311 |
| ISBN10 | 1784786314 |
| Number Of Pages | 272 |
| Item Weight | 339 g |
| Product Dimensions | 140 x 210 x 21 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Verso Books |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
His capacious narrative is both disturbing and fascinating. * The New Yorker *
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 *
A brilliantly told tale, at once horrifying and pleasurable to read. * Publishers Weekly *
No other scholar, looking at any other part of Africa, has studied colonial forced labour as thoroughly as Marchal has in the Congo. -- Adam Hochschild, from the introduction
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Author's Bio
A former diplomat in the Belgian Congo, Jules Marchal (1924-2004) spent twenty 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.