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376 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780618001903
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Mariner Books
Publication date: 01 January 1998
Description
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 st...
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dark 83%
challenging 57%
sad 56%
reflective 32%
emotional 25%
adventurous 9%
tense 9%
inspiring 3%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 5%
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Violence, Racism, ColonisationModerate
Rape, War
376 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780618001903
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Mariner Books
Publication date: 01 January 1998
Description
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 st...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,569 reviews
Moods
dark 83%
challenging 57%
sad 56%
reflective 32%
emotional 25%
adventurous 9%
tense 9%
inspiring 3%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 5%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Racism, ColonisationModerate
Rape, War