King Leopold’s Ghost
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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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King Leopold’s Ghost
by Adam Hochschild
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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
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    Imperialism
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    Publicity and Mass Communication
  • Racism and Human Rights Theme Icon
    Racism and Human Rights
  • Indifference and Activism Theme Icon
    Indifference and Activism
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    Historiography and Bias
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  • King Leopold II
  • Edmund Dene Morel
  • John Rowlands / Henry Morton Stanley
  • Roger Casement
  • William Sheppard
  • Nzinga Mbemba Affonso (Affonso I)
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    Monuments and Palaces
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King Leopold II used much of the revenue from his territory in the Congo to build elaborate palaces and monuments throughout Belgium. The palaces and monuments of Belgium could be said to symbolize Leopold’s hypocrisy…

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