{"product_id":"lord-leverhulmes-ghosts-colonial-exploitation-in-the-congo-paperback","title":"Lord Leverhulme's Ghosts: Colonial Exploitation in the Congo - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJules Marchal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAdam Hochschild\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eMartin Thom\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive account of exploitation in the Congo, introduced by Adam Hochschild\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the early twentieth century, the worldwide rubber boom led British entrepreneur Lord Leverhulme to the Belgian Congo. Warmly welcomed by the murderous regime of King Leopold II, Leverhulme set up a private kingdom reliant on the horrific Belgian system of forced labour, a programme that reduced the population of Congo by half and accounted for more deaths than the Nazi Holocaust. In this definitive, meticulously researched history, Jules Marchal exposes the nature of forced labour under Lord Leverhulme's rule and the appalling conditions imposed upon the people of Congo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With an extensive introduction by Adam Hochschild, \u003ci\u003eLord Leverhulme's Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e is an important and urgently needed account of a laboratory of colonial exploitation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA former diplomat in the Belgian Congo, \u003cb\u003eJules Marchal\u003c\/b\u003e (1924-2004) spent twenty years researching forced labor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Hochschild\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eKing Leopold's Ghost \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBury the Chains\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches at the University of California, Berkeley, and writes for, among other journals, \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47521647853789,"sku":"9781784786311","price":21.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/2NLJeYuD7P9781784786311.webp?v=1772264093","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/lord-leverhulmes-ghosts-colonial-exploitation-in-the-congo-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}