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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Mariner Books
Publication date
September 3, 1999
Pages
366
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780618001903
ISBN-10
0618001905
Dimensions
1 by 6 by 8.75 in.
Weight
1.05 lbs.
Original list price
$15.95
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A true tale of turn-of-the-century greed, avarice, and colonial violence explores the African legacy of Belgium's King Leopold, a man who conducted one of the first great genocides of the century while cultivating a reputation as a humanitarian. Reprint. Tour. NYT. PW.
Editions
Hardcover
from Houghton Mifflin (September 1, 1998)
9780395759240 | details & prices | 366 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.55 lbs | List price $26.00
About: A colorful, provocative study of King Leopold II of Belgium's genocidal plunder of the Congo in the 1880s, as the European powers were colonizing Africa, reveals the heroic efforts that led to the first international human rights movement.
About: A colorful, provocative study of King Leopold II of Belgium's genocidal plunder of the Congo in the 1880s, as the European powers were colonizing Africa, reveals the heroic efforts that led to the first international human rights movement.
Paperback
from Mariner Books (April 1, 2006)
9780618711673 | details & prices | List price $15.00
About: A true tale of turn-of-the-century greed, avarice, and colonial violence explores the African legacy of Belgium's King Leopold, a man who conducted one of the first great genocides of the century while cultivating a reputation as a humanitarian.
About: A true tale of turn-of-the-century greed, avarice, and colonial violence explores the African legacy of Belgium's King Leopold, a man who conducted one of the first great genocides of the century while cultivating a reputation as a humanitarian.
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Mariner Books (September 3, 1999)
9780618001903 | details & prices | 366 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $15.95
About: Documents the plundering of the territory
About: Documents the plundering of the territory
from Houghton Mifflin (September 1, 1999)
9789990064216 | details & prices | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $0.02
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