King Leopold’s Ghost

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Introduction Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19

Themes

All Themes Imperialism Publicity and Mass Communication Racism and Human Rights Indifference and Activism Historiography and Bias

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Characters

All Characters King Leopold II Edmund Dene Morel John Rowlands / Henry Morton Stanley Roger Casement William Sheppard Nzinga Mbemba Affonso (Affonso I)

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Introduction

Plot Summary

Detailed Summary
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Introduction
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19

Themes

All Themes
Imperialism
Publicity and Mass Communication
Racism and Human Rights
Indifference and Activism
Historiography and Bias

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
King Leopold II
Edmund Dene Morel
John Rowlands / Henry Morton Stanley
Roger Casement
William Sheppard
Nzinga Mbemba Affonso (Affonso I)

Symbols

All Symbols
Monuments and Palaces

Theme Wheel

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