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4.28 AVERAGE
4.28 AVERAGE
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This was a hard but important read. I'm glad the author included as many voices of those directly affected- but part of propaganda is deleting negative information.
This was a good summary of the invasion of the Congo, the atrocities committed there, and the crappy aftermath.
This was a good summary of the invasion of the Congo, the atrocities committed there, and the crappy aftermath.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Religious bigotry, War
Moderate: Cannibalism, Colonisation, Classism
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A very thorough look at the history and human rights abuses in the Congo. I did find it a bit dry, there was no call to action for the modern day, no look at how colonialism and King Leopolds exploitation formed what the area is today, etc..
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Absolutely insane that this isn't taught in every school. Very eye opening and well written for a historical non-fiction book
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This horror tale of greed and terror in the ‘Congo Free State’ genuinely feels like having seen a ghost. All too sadly King Leopold’s Ghost tells the truth. The gruesome rubber exploitation history of the Belgian King - solely concerned with profit, completely detached from people or earth - was pretty much reproduced (albeit on another scale) all over Africa. One we are all too willing to forget. American author, journalist, historian and lecturer Adam Hochschild sets the record straight, introducing protagonists I had never heard of, true heroes who paid with their lives. It might be rendered too black and white, it remains a must-read as it plays out one of the first real international human rights campaigns.
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