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03-19-2012, 05:37 PM #7
There are several. the one below is written for people interested in the history. I've seen it mentioned in the news as a work of note, several years ago. It seems to be very cheap as well so I think it would be a good choice.
Originally Posted by medicevans
I would hesitate to trust any book on this subject written before the 90s. I'm not saying that there were no truthful books about it before then, but Leopold 2 is a huge stain on our history which has been minimized for a long time. It's only since the last decade and a half that people are 'starting' to acknowledge the fact that he might not have been a jolly old chap.
Amazon.com: King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa (0046442001908): Adam Hochschild: Books
For online sources, just google for 'leopold butcher of congo'.Last edited by Bruno; 03-19-2012 at 05:41 PM.
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