King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa Summary and Reviews

King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
by Adam Hochschild

King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
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Author: Adam Hochschild
Edition: Paperback
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 1999-09-03
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: Mariner Books

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Book Review: King Leopold's Ghost
Summary: 4 Stars

For those who love history, this is a great find. Even though it is the story of one man and one tiny nation, it applies with some variation to many countries in the modern world. I had thought, I had a fair background of what is going on in the world, here I gained new and startling inside.

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