{"product_id":"king-leopolds-ghost-a-story-of-greed-terror-and-heroism-in-colonial-africa-9780358212508","title":"King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 25th Anniversary Edition, with a foreword by Barbara Kingsolver\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \"An enthralling story . . . A work of history that reads like a novel.\" -- \u003cem\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \"As Hochschild's brilliant book demonstrates, the great Congo scandal prefigured our own times . . . This book must be read and reread.\" -- \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist * A \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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 still managed to shrewdly cultivate his reputation as a great humanitarian. A tale far richer than any novelist could invent\u003cem\u003e, King Leopold's Ghost \u003c\/em\u003eis the horrifying account of a megalomaniac of monstrous proportions. It is also the deeply moving portrait of those who defied Leopold: African rebel leaders who fought against hopeless odds and a brave handful of missionaries, travelers, and young idealists who went to Africa for work or adventure but unexpectedly found themselves witnesses to a holocaust and participants in the twentieth century's first great human rights movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eADAM HOCHSCHILD is the best-selling author of seven books. \u003ci\u003eKing Leopold's Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, as was his recent \u003ci\u003eTo End All Wars. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBury the Chains\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the National Book Award and won the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize and the PEN Center USA Literary Award.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50585729040658,"sku":"9780358212508","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_590c8ada-1da4-4f69-9e9c-f95e0e9c6d08.jpg?v=1732039158","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/king-leopolds-ghost-a-story-of-greed-terror-and-heroism-in-colonial-africa-9780358212508","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}